Parts of the brain + functions

Hindbrain

Hindbrain

contain brainstem aspects that control our survival functions; breathing, sleeping, arousal, coordination, and balance.

Midbrain

on top the brainstem, connects hindbrain to forebrain, and controls some movement, but mainly transmits info that is for seeing and hearing.

forebrain

manages complex cognitive activities, sensory and associated functions, and voluntary motor activities.

brainstem

the inner most region of the brain

medulla

controls your heart rate, and breathing

thalamus

receives information from all senses except smell; seeing, hearing, tasting, and touching

reticular information

filters information and plays an important role in arousal.

cerebellum

“little brain”, sensory input, coordinating movement out put, balance, enabling non-verbal learning and memory.

limbic system

located mostly in the forebrain, includes the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus; associated with emotions and drives

amygdala; limbic

linked to emotion; fear and rage, linked w/ criminal behavior

hypothalamus

does a lot of shit; directs maintenance (eating, drinking, body temp), helps w/ endocrine system via pituitary gland, linked to emotion and reward

hippocampus

neural center in the limbic system, helps exhibit conscious memories of facts and events for storage.

cerebral cortex

the “bark” that is interconnected by neural fibers, covers the forebrains cerebral hemispheres, the ultimate control center for the information-processing.

frontal lobes

portion of the cerebral cortex, lying just behind the forehead, speaking, muscle movements, making plans, and judgements.

parietal lobes

rear of the cerebral cortex, receives sensory input for touch and body position

occipital lobes

part of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head, receives information from the visual fields

temporal lobes

portion of the cerebral cortext that lies just above the ears, auditory information but from the opposite ear.

motor cortex

cerebral cortex area @ the rear that controls voluntary movements.

somatosensory cortex

cerebral cortex area @ the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.

Association ares

areas that the cerebral cortex is not involved in primary motor (movement) or sensory functions (idfk), involved in higher mental functions like learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking.