Cerebral cortex and lobes

Frontal

Reasoning and thinking

Parietal

Touch, sensory

Occipital

Visual information

Temporal

Auditory information

Motor cortex

Slim vertical strip at the back of the frontal lobe and is in charge of sending signals to our muscles and controlling our voluntary movement.

Somatosensory

Right behind the motor cortex, it's in charge of getting touch

sensations from the rest of the body.

Association cortex

The areas of the cerebral cortex involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking.

Broca's area

Part of the frontal lobe that's in charge of controlling the muscles that create speech.

Wernicke's area

Part of the temporal lobe that's in charge of understanding language.

Visual cortex

The area of the occipital lobe that receives visual information from the eyes.

Auditory cortex

The area of the temporal lobe that receives auditory information from the ears.