Functions of Brain Regions

Function of Cerebrum

source of intellectual activities (memories, recognition, etc.)

Function of Cerebral Cortex

"higher order" functions like language and information processing

Function of Frontal Lobe

reasoning, planning, emotions, problem solving, and the coordination of speech and of muscle movements

Function of Motor Cortex

controls voluntary movement

Function of Parietal Lobe

movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli

Function of Sensory Cortex

facilitates the perception, interpretation, and understanding of touch, pressure, and pain

Function of Central Sulcus

separates frontal and parietal lobe

Function of Occipital Lobe

visual perception

Function of Temporal Lobe

perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech

Function of Cerebellum

regulation and coordination of movement, posture, and balance

Function of Brain Stem

vital life functions (breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, etc.)

Function of Midbrain

vision, hearing, eye movement, and body movement.

Function of Pons

respiratory control, modifies respiration, sends info from forebrain to cerebellum; deal primarily with sleep, respiration, swallowing, bladder control, hearing, equilibrium, taste, eye movement, facial expressions, facial sensation, and posture.

Function of Medulla Oblongata

vital involuntary life processes, ex. Heart rate, respirations rhythm, blood pressure, visceral functions (vomit, swallow), decussation (crossover) of major motor tracts

Function of Spinal Cord

sends sensations from brain to body and returns motor commands

Function of Limbic System

group of interconnected structures that mediate emotions, learning, and memory

Function of Amygdala

emotional and social processing

Function of Thalamus

receive and relay sensory signals

Function of Function of Hypothalamus

maintain homeostasis

Function of Hippocampus

inhibition, memory storage, and space

Function of Diencephalon

sensory perception