parts of the brain

thalamus

(diencephalon) controls sensory info entry into the cerebral cortex; edits, sorts, and routes stimuli

epithalamus

(diencephalon) produces melatonin

hypothalamus

(diencephalon) regulates autonomic nervous system, regulates sleep and wake cycle, regulates thirst and hunger, regulates body temp, produces ADH and oxytocin, controls secretion from anterior pituitary gland

cerebral cortex

has primary motor cortex, primary sensory cortices, multitask association areas

primary motor cortex

(cerebral cortex) plans and executes voluntary movement

primary sensory cortices

(cerebral cortex) receive and process different types of sensory input

multiple-task association areas

(cerebral cortex) regulate voluntary movement

caudate nuclei, putamen, globus pallidus

(basal nuclei) regulate voluntary movement

hippocampus

(limbic system) role in memory and learning

amygdala

(limbic system) role in behavioral expression and emotion

cerebellum

coordinates ongoing voluntary movement to reduce motor error

brainstem

had midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata, reticular formation, also other tracts of white matter involved in movement and sensation

midbrain

(brainstem) process and routes visual and auditory stimuli to thalamus, carries motor fibers from the cerebral cortex, monitors movement with the basal nuclei, mediates reflexes

pons

(brainstem) regulates breathing, sleep/wake cycle

medulla oblogata

(brainstem) involved in many autonomic functions

reticular formation

(brainstem) involved in sleep and arousal and pain transmission, role in mood regulation, maintain homeostasis of many variables