Brain parts and functions

Bio 14 Brah

Frontal Lobe

Reasoning; Planned Actions and movements; Decision making

Pariental Lobe

Mechanosensory processing

Temporal Lobe

Auditory Processing

Occipital Lobe

Visual Processing

Somatosensory Cortex

Where the brain receives information about tactile stimuli.

Corpus Callosum

Connects left and right hemispheres of the brain

What does the limbic system include?

Thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus

Thalamus

“relay station” that conveys sensory information to the cortex

Hypothalamus

Homeostasis: body temperature, hydration, eating, blood pressure, breathing.

Hippocampus

Learning and long-term memory.

Midbrain (superior and inferior colliculi)

Relay station for visual and auditory information, reflexes.

What does the hindbrain contain

Medulla oblongata, pons, cerebellum

Medulla Oblongata

Respiration, blood pressure, heart rate.

Pons

Relay station between spinal cord, cerebellum, and cerebral cortex.

Cerebellum

Integration of sensory information, coordination of movement and balance, fine motor skills, motor memory/learning.

Amygdala

Produces strong emotions such as rage, fear, anger, and aggression. Part of the limbic system.