\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{academic weapon} \pdfinfo{ /Title (the-brain.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (academic weapon) /Subject (The Brain Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{58A37B} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F9F6} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{The Brain Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{academic weapon} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/168164/cs/35149/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}academic weapon \\ \uline{cheatography.com/academic-weapon} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 6th November, 2022.\\ Updated 6th November, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.9954 cm} x{3.9816 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Brain}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Forebrain} & Consists of Cerebrum and Diencephalon \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Cerebellum} & Inferior to the forebrain \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Brainstem} & Consists of Midbrain, Pons and Medulla Oblongata \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Forebrain (Cerebrum)}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667526871_Screenshot 2022-11-04 at 9.51.20 AM.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.23579 cm} x{1.60195 cm} x{1.73926 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cerebrum (Forebrain)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Primary \seqsplit{Somatosensory} Cortex & Processes somatic sensory information & 1)Somesthetic sensations such as touch, temperature and pain \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & & \seqsplit{2)Proprioception} such as awareness of muscle tension, joint and limb position \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Primary Motor Cortex & Initiates voluntary movement & Actions that require thought such as playing the piano \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cerebellum}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667709757_Anatomical-Position-Cerebellum.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cerebellum}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Location & Inferior to forebrain, posterior to brain stem \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} No direct connection with muscles & Functions at unconscious level \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Roles of Cerebellum}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Receives variety of information & Information about voluntary muscle activity from motor cortex \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Sensory information from proprioceptors throughout body \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Information from visual and equilibrium pathways \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Integrate this information and elicit a coordinated response & Sends its coordination plan to primary motor cortex \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Primary motor cortex signals the muscles to elicit desired response \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.96117 cm} x{1.78503 cm} x{1.8308 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cortical Control of Voluntary Movement}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Pyramidal} Tracts & {\bf{Direct}} pathways from primary motor cortex to spinal cord & Corticospinal tracts (Anterior \& Lateral) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & & Control small group of muscles that contract independently of each other \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Extrapyramidal} Tracts & {\bf{Indirect}} connections between brain and spinal cord & Includes all motor pathways outside pyramidal system \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & & Control large group of muscle that contract together to maintain posture and balance \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cerebrum (Anterior)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Subcortical Nuclei & Regions of gray matter in the cerebrum \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \textasciitilde{} Includes Basal Nuclei & Masses of gray matter scattered in the cerebrum \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Components : Caudate Nucleus, Putamen, Globus Pallidus \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Important in modifying movements (to make sure they don't interfere with one another) \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basal Nuclei}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667531881_Screenshot 2022-11-04 at 10.22.26 AM.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basal Nuclei Function}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Inhibits motor function & Controls muscle activity \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Receives input from: & Entire cerebral cortex and other subcortical nuclei like subthalamic nucleus of diencephalichalon and red nucleus \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} No direct connection with motor pathway & Sends impulses to primary motor cortex through the thalamus \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Complex role in motor control & In charge of stopping, 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\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Limbic System}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667708529_limbic-system-medical-illustration-human-brain-207975923.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.83229 cm} x{1.14471 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Role of Limbic System}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Control emotional aspect of behaviour & Amygdala \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Involved in memory & \seqsplit{Hippocampus} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Works with prefrontal lobes to elicit relationship between feelings and thoughts} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Diencephalon (Forebrain)}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667636312_Screenshot 2022-11-05 at 4.16.23 PM.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.08574 cm} x{1.89126 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Diencephalon}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Includes 2 stuctures & Thalamus \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Hypothalamus \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Thalamus}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Relay station for all sensory input except for smell & Relay station for emotion impulses \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Relay station for motor impulses from cerebellum and basal nuclei \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gateway of cerebral cortex & Process the information before sending it to cerebral cortex to be interpreted \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Contains most of afferent neuron synapse} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nuclei of Thalamus}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/academic-weapon_1667705835_thalamus.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nuclei of Thalamus}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus & Receives somatic sensory information (touch, pain, pressure) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Relays information to somatosensory cortex \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ventral Lateral Nucleus & Receives motor information from basal nuclei and cerebellum \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Relays information to motor cortex \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Medial Geniculate Body & Sends auditory information from auditory receptors to auditory region of cerebral cortex \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Lateral Geniculate Body & Sends visual information to occipital region of cerebral cortex \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.84609 cm} x{4.13091 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hypothalamus}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Location} & Inferior to thalamus, superior to brain stem \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Interconnected to cerebral cortex, thalamus and other parts of brain stem \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Role of Hypothalamus}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Important in regulating homeostasis & Senses chemical and thermal qualities of blood \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} It is crucial to : & Regulate the heart rate and arterial blood pressure \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Control movements and glandular secretions of stomach and intestines \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Regulate respiratory rate \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Regulate water and electrolyte balance \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Control hunger and regulate body weight \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}