Brain Parts & Functions

Cerebellum

Controls coordinated movements, balance,& memories of physical skills

Reticular Formation

Regulates consciousness & arousal

Medulla

Regulates heart rate & breathing

Pons

Controls facial movements

Pituitary Gland

Produces hormones that control other glands

Hypothalamus

Brain’s reward center & maintains homeostasis

Hippocampus

Stores memories of facts & experiences

Amygdala

Where we experience intense emotional responses

Temporal Lobe

Processes math & spatial reasoning skills

Frontal Lobe

Controls judgement, planning, & processing

Parietal Lobe

Controls our personality & values

Occipital Lobe

Processes facial recognition

Motor Cortex

Controls voluntary muscle movements

Somatosensory Cortex

Where we experience touch

Visual Cortex

Receives visual information to allow sight

Auditory Cortex

Receives auditory information to allow hearing

Corpus Callosum

Connects the two brain hemispheres

Thalamus

Redirects information to other brain regions

Broca’s Area

Controls speech muscles

Wernicke’s Area

Converts auditory code into ideas to allow inner monologuing

Angular Gyrus

Converts visual representations into auditory code