CBNS 106 NEUROSCIENTIFIC DEPTH MODULE: COGNITIVE MECHANISMS GUIDE AND COMPLETE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY KEY 2026

CBNS 106 NEUROSCIENTIFIC DEPTH
MODULE: COGNITIVE MECHANISMS GUIDE
AND COMPLETE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
KEY 2026

◉ Medulla (S+F)
External View. Answer: Decussation of fibers/regulation of autonomic
functions (adjust heart rate, blood pressure, respiration).


◉ Pons (S+F)
External View. Answer: Control of breathing movements/regulates
states of attentiveness and arousal.


◉ Midbrain (S+F)
External View. Answer: Auditory and visual processing


◉ Midbrain: Superior colliculus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Processes and carries sensory information
about VISION.


◉ Midbrain: Inferior Colliculus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Processes and carries sensory information
about AUDITION.

, ◉ Hypothalamus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Hormone and autonomic control.


(Picture labeled infundibulum & mamilary bulb)


◉ Meninges (F)
External View. Answer: Protective covering of the central nervous
system.


◉ Meninges: Dura Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Outermost layer, tough and inelastic.


◉ Meninges: Arachnoid Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Middle layer, just beneath the Dura Mater.


◉ Meninges: Pia Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Innermost layer/separated from Arachnoid
layer by CSF-filled subarachnoid space.


◉ Cerebrospinal Fluid (F)
External View. Answer: Bathes and cushions CNS/ nourishes and
removes waste from CNS.


◉ Cerebellum (S+F)