Subcortical Structures

Abstract

This activity is intended for undergraduate students without prior knowledge of neuropsychology. We are typically in classrooms in which students sit at tables of 3 or 4. This activity is intended to help increase learning and retention. The content learning objectives are for students to identify the names and locations of the subcortical structures, to identify these structures as part of the temporal lobe, and to learn the functionality of the subcortical structures by reading case studies.

Level: Undergraduate

Setting: Classroom

Activity Type: Learning Cycle

Discipline: Psychology

Course: Neuropsychology

Keywords: Medial temporal lobe, cingulate cortex, fornix, thalamus, olfactory bulb, amygdala, hippocampus, mammillary body, neurodegenerative disorder