cerebrum

basal nuclei

islands of gray matter buried within the white matter

corpus callosum

association fibers

connect different parts of the same hemisphere

commisural fibers

conduct impulses between the hemispheres and form corpus callosum

projection fibers

vertical fibers that connect hemispheres with lower brain or spinal cord

frontal lobe

lateral cerebral sulcus

separates the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe

precentral gyrus

primary motor cortex

central sulcus

separates frontal and parietal lobes

postcentral gyrus

primary somatosensory cortex

temporal lobe

parietal lobe

transverse fissure

separates cerebrum from cerebellum

parietal-occipital sulcus

separates parietal and occipital lobes

occipital lobe

longitudinal fissure

separates cerebral hemispheres

limbic system

A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.

cingulate gyrus

a strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres, just above the corpus callosum

Somatic motor association area (premotor cortex)

responsible for coordinating learned movements

somatic sensory association area

monitors activity in the primary sensory cortex; involved with special senses: hearing, smelling, sight...

visual associtation area

primary visual cortex

the region of the posterior occipital lobe whose primary input is from the visual system

auditory association area

stores memories of sounds and permits perception of sounds

primary auditory cortex

the region of the superior temporal lobe whose primary input is from the auditory system

olfactory cortex

gustatory complex

to taste