Brain functions

Frontal Lobe

Decision-making, personality, impulse control

Damage to Frontal Lobe

Poor judgment, personality changes

Parietal Lobe

Touch, body position

Damage to Parietal Lobe

Sensory problems

Temporal Lobe

Hearing, memory, language

Damage to Temporal Lobe

Memory loss, language issues

Occipital Lobe

Vision

Damage to Occipital Lobe

Blindness or visual issues

Cerebellum

Balance, coordination

Damage to Cerebellum

Clumsy movements

Brainstem

Breathing, heartbeat, survival functions

Damage to Brainstem

Life-threatening

Thalamus

Sensory relay station

Hypothalamus

Hunger, thirst, hormones, body temperature

Role of Hypothalamus

Links nervous & endocrine systems

Amygdala

Fear and emotional responses

Hippocampus

Memory formation

Damage to Hippocampus

Inability to form new memories