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euro-Anatomy foreuro-Anatomy for

teacherseachersThomas B. King, M. Ed.Thomas B. King, M. Ed.

Hospital Education ProgramHospital Education ProgramVCU Health Care SystemVCU Health Care System



The Limbic Systemhe Limbic System

"ames Pape# $%&'() proposed a hypothesis"ames Pape# $%&'() proposed a hypothesisor neural circuitry underlying emotions andor neural circuitry underlying emotions and

emotional responses.emotional responses.This *as called the Pape# CircuitThis *as called the Pape# CircuitToday, *e re er to the lim!ic system, *hichToday, *e re er to the lim!ic system, *hich

ollo*s our current understandingollo*s our current understanding+isorders that inter ere *ith the lim!ic system+isorders that inter ere *ith the lim!ic systemcan a ect emotions and !eha ior.can a ect emotions and !eha ior.



The Basil Gangliahe Basil Ganglia

The !asil ganglia may play a role in theThe !asil ganglia may play a role in theprocessing o sensory and motorprocessing o sensory and motor

integrati e unctions.integrati e unctions.Pro!lems *ith !asal ganglia unctioningPro!lems *ith !asal ganglia unctioningcould ad ersely a ect such things ascould ad ersely a ect such things as

*riting and copying rom !oth near and*riting and copying rom !oth near andar point.ar point.



Motor and Sensoryotor and Sensory

Stripstrips

-cross the top o the !rain, in a region -cross the top o the !rain, in a regionthat separates the rontal rom thethat separates the rontal rom the

parietal lo!es, are the motor and sensoryparietal lo!es, are the motor and sensorystrips.strips.The ollo*ing slides illustrate ho* muchThe ollo*ing slides illustrate ho* much

!rain sur ace is de oted to the!rain sur ace is de oted to thecorresponding !ody part.corresponding !ody part.



Homuncolusomuncolus

The humuncolus or little man/ on theThe humuncolus or little man/ on thene0t slide is a representation o thene0t slide is a representation o the

amount o !rain sur ace dedicated to theamount o !rain sur ace dedicated to thearious parts o our !odies.arious parts o our !odies.1ote ho* much !rain sur ace is needed,1ote ho* much !rain sur ace is needed,

or e0ample, to dri e/ our hands andor e0ample, to dri e/ our hands andingers. This is one reason *hy ineingers. This is one reason *hy ine

motor de elopment is slo*, and, or somemotor de elopment is slo*, and, or somechildren, ery di icult.children, ery di icult.



Auditory rocessinguditory rocessing

-ll academic pursuit re2uires circuits o -ll academic pursuit re2uires circuits ointerconnecting !rain acti ity, unctioning *ell,interconnecting !rain acti ity, unctioning *ell,

or success.or success.The ollo*ing is one e0ample o one small partThe ollo*ing is one e0ample o one small parto !rain circuitry needed or success ul reading.o !rain circuitry needed or success ul reading.The ollo*ing slide represents the auditoryThe ollo*ing slide represents the auditory

path*ay. -uditory processing o phonemespath*ay. -uditory processing o phonemes

start *ith this circuit.start *ith this circuit.Many other such circuits are needed orMany other such circuits are needed orsuccess ul reading. This *ould !e an e0amplesuccess ul reading. This *ould !e an e0ampleo only one.o only one.

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