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Prefrontal area:

is in the anterior portion of the frontal lobe and is involved with intellect, cognition, recall, and personality.

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Primary motor cortex:

is in the precentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex. Allows for conscious control of precise, skilled, voluntary movements.

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Thalamus

is an egg-shaped collection of nuclei. Processes all sensory information from the body, except smell, before sending it to the brain's cerebral cortex for interpretation. also plays a role in sleep, wakefulness, consciousness, learning and memory.

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Hypothalamus

Various functions such as autonomic nervous system control, emotional responses, body temperature regulation, food intake regulation, water balance and thirst regulation, sleep-wake cycles