The Brain and Its' Structures

There are many different structures and areas inside the brain. I will discuss four of them with you. They are the thalamus, hypothalamus, endocrine and limbic systems. In this paper I will discuss the location of each structure in the brain, its functions, and disorders/pathology related to damage to these structures. We begin with the thalamus; the thalamus is a mass of nerve cells centrally located in the brain just below the cerebrum and …

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