The Forebrain

Thalamus

gateway to the brain for almost all incoming sensory information before that information reaches the cortex

Hypothalamus

bodily functions (like body temp) and influences basic motivated behaviors (hunger, thirst, sex)

Hippocampus

formation of memories (limbic system)

Amygdala

helps to associate things with emotional response and in processing emotional information (limbic system)

Basal ganglia

control of voluntary movements, learning, eye movement, emotion, cognition

Occipital lobes

cerebral cortex: vision

Parietal lobes

cerebral cortex: touch and picturing the layout of an environment

Temporal lobes

cerebral cortex: auditory, perceiving objects and faces, some emotion and memory

Frontal lobe

cerebral cortex: movement, complex processes, rational thought, attention, social processes, emotional regulation, problem solving, impulse control