AP Psychology - Parts of the Brain

5. Motor Cortex

Muscular Control, Coordination

6. Auditory Cortex

processing sound

4. Hypothalamus

Hunger, Thrist, Body Temperature, Circadian Rhythms

2. Thalamus

Emotion, Information processing

20. Hippocampus

Long Term Memory

7. Frontal Lobe

speaking, muscle movements, plans & judgements

17. Parietal Lobe

receive sensory input for touch and body position

8. Occipital Lobe

receive information from visual field

12. Cerebellum

sensory input, coordinating movement, balance, enabling nonverbal learning and memory

18. Temporal Lobe

auditory areas, info from opposite ear

19. Pons

sleep-wake cycle and breathing, transmit signals between your forebrain and cerebellum

1. Medulla

vital processes like your heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure

10. Pituitary Gland

secretes growth hormone

13. Amygdala

regulates emotional responses

9. Corpus Callosum

tissue connecting the two brain hemispheres

14. Cerebral Cortex

higher level cognitive functioning, rational decision making

11. Reticular Formation

controls consciousness/alertness

3. limbic system

several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood

15. sensory cortex

all of the areas in a brain that lets humans process sensory input

16. visual cortex

receives, integrates, and processes visual information