Brain Lobes/Areas and Their Functions

Frontal Lobe

Decision-making, problem-solving, movement, speech, personality, emotions, short term memory

Parietal Lobe

Processes touch, temperature, pain, pressure, and spatial awareness

Temporal Lobe

Hearing, memory, language understanding, emotions

Occipital Lobe

Vision and visual processing

Frontal Lobe

Motor Cortex

Controls voluntary muscle movements

Frontal Lobe

Broca’s Area

Speech production and speaking

Parietal Lobe

Somatosensory Cortex

Processes touch, pain, temperature, and pressure

Temporal Lobe

Auditory Cortex

Processes sound and hearing

Temporal Lobe

Wernicke’s Area

Understanding language and speech comprehension

Temporal Lobe

Hippocampus

Forms and stores long-term memories

Temporal Lobe

Amygdala

Processes emotions, especially fear and aggression

Occipital Lobe

Visual Cortex

Processes visual information

Cerebellum

Balance, coordination, and fine motor movement

Brain Stem

Controls breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion