KEY CONCEPTS

The nervous system develops first as a tube, which thickens and forms pockets and folds as cells are produced. The tube becomes the ventricular system.
The primary cause of the difference between the human brain and that of other primates is a slightly extended period of symmetrical and asymmetrical division of progenitor cells located in the ventricular zone.
The forebrain, surrounding the lateral and third ventricles, consists of the telencephalon (cerebral cortex, limbic system, and basal ganglia) and diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus).
The midbrain, which surrounds the cerebral aqueduct, consists of the tectum and tegmentum.
The hindbrain, which surrounds the fourth ventricle, contains the cerebellum, the pons, and the medulla.

	Created by Lorann Kearney about 7 years ago

Notes for Chapter 3 of Foundations for Behavioral Neuroscience