Brain Model

Medulla

1

Medulla

controls heartbeat and controls sleep

Thalamus

2

Thalamus

Sensory control center, directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Limbic System

Hippocampus, Amygdala, Hypothalamus

process and regulate emotion and memory while also dealing with sexual stimulation and learning

Limbic system

22 - Hippocampus

14 - Amygdala

4 - hypothalamus

Hypothalamus

4

Hypothalamus

Directs maintenance activities (ex, eating, drinking, body temp, heart rate)

helps govern the endocrine system

Motor Cortex

5

Motor Cortex

Controls voluntary movements

Auditory Cortex

6

Auditory Cortex

Process auditory information (ex. elementary speech sounds and music)

Frontal Lobe

7

Frontal Lobe

involved in speaking, muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

Occipital Lobe

8

Occipital Lobe

receives information from the visual fields and assists in memory formation

Broca’s Area

9

Broca’s Area

Controls language expression, directs the muscle movements involved in speech

Corpus Callosum

10

Corpus Callosum

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain so they can communicate

Pituitary Gland

11

Pituitary Gland

Regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

Reticular Formation

12

Reticular Formation

plays an important role in controlling arousal and pain sensation, alertness, fatigue, sleep and motivation

filters incoming stimuli and relays important information to other brain areas

Cerebellum

13

Cerebellum

processes sensory input, coordinates movement output and balance, and enables nonverbal learning and memory

Amygdala

14

Amygdala

processing center for emotions

Cerebral Cortex

7 - Frontal Lobe

19 - Temporal Lobe

18 - Parietal Lobe

8 - Occipital Lobe

Cerebral Cortex

memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness, and functions related to senses

Sensory Cortex

16

Sensory Cortex

Registers and processes sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch sensations

Visual Cortex

17

Visual Cortex

receives, segments, and integrates visual information

Parietal Lobe

18

Parietal Lobe

sensory perception and integration for sight, smell, sound, taste and touch perceptions

Temporal Lobe

19

Temporal Lobe

processing auditory information, accesses memories, uses language and processes emotions

Wernicke’s Area

20

Wernicke’s Area

controls language reception, comprehension and expression

Pons

21

Pons

handles unconscious processes (Ex. sleep wake cycle, breathing)

Hippocampus

22

Hippocampus

helps process explicit memories for storage

involved in memory, learning and emotions