brain functions

cerebrum

5 senses, language, memory, behavior, movement, leaning, reasoning, emotions, interpreting sensory input

medulla oblongata

automatic/involuntary processes —> heart, circulation, breathing, swallowing, sneezing, blood pressure

temporal lobe

hearing, memory, language comprehension, emotions, senses, recognition of faces and objects

corpus callosum

sends signals between left and right sides of brain, problem solving, memory, movement, unified perception (connects left and rights sides)

cerebellum

coordination (speech, movement), balance + posture, motor learning,

parietal lobe

processes information (touch, temperature, pressure, taste etc.), spatial awareness, language, math, self perception, sensory motor (inputs senses to plan precise movements)

motor cortex

voluntary movements, movement coordination, motor learning, planning of movements, communication between sensory feedback, force and direction control

pituitary gland

body regulation (blood pressure, temperature, sleep), growth, metabolism, reproduction functions, stress, hormones,

brain stem

voluntary processes (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion), reflexes (sneezing, swallowing, coughing), relay station between brain and body, arousal, sleep cycles, awareness, upper nerve control, coordination

occipital lobe

vision (process visual information from eyes), colors, motion detection in visual field, depth and distance, visual memory

sensory cortex

processes and interprets sensory information (touch, pain, temperature, vision, hearing, taste, smell), pinpoints where each sensation is coming from, distinguishes between each stimuli (sharp pain vs dull ache)

hypothalamus

homeostasis, stimulates pituitary gland to release hormones, sleep cycles, appetite and thirst triggers, mood, social behaviors, energy use

pons

bridge for motor + sensory info between cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord, breathing, sleeping + alertness, sensory processing, cranial nerve functions

frontal lobe

planning, organizing, self control, judgement, decision making, initiating intentional movements, personality, emotion, memory, speech +language processing

thalamus

sensory relay (except smell), motor control, consciousness, central hub for combining information

hippocampus

forming new long term memories, converts short term memory into long term, organizing memory, spacial navigation, learning