hbs: brain functions

vision

occipital lobe

muscle coordination

cerebellum

breathing

brain stem

happiness

amygdala

language understanding

wenicke’s area

thirst and hunger

hypothalamus

speech production

broca’s area

movement

motor cortex (frontal lobe)

smell

olfactory bulb (frontal lobe)

reasoning

frontal lobe

long-term memory

hippocampus

hearing

temporal lobe

bodily sensations - touch, temperature, pain

parietal lobe

taste

parietal lobe

blood pressure regulation

brain stem, specifically the medulla oblongata

sleeping and waking

brain stem

balance

cerebellum

problem-solving

frontal lobe

stress

amygdala

what does the occipital lobe control?

vision

what does the cerebellum control?

muscle coordination and balance

what does the brain stem control?

breathing and blood pressure regulation

what does the amygdala control?

happiness and stress

what does wernicke’s area control?

language understanding

what does the hypothalamus control?

thirst and hunger

what does broca’s area control?

speech production

what does the motor cortex control?

movement

what does the olfactory bulb (frontal lobe) control?

smell

what does the frontal lobe control?

reasoning, problem-solving

what does the hippocampus control?

long-term memory

what does the temporal lobe control?

hearing

what does the parietal lobe control?

bodily sensations and taste