behavioral neurobiology images

insular cortex

emotion

Broca’s Area

speech production

right inferior colliculus

left hearing

visual cortex

vision

hippocampus

memory consolidation

VTA (ventral tegmental area)

dopamine production/rewards/ motivation

cerebellum

fine movements

inferior temporal gyrus

visual processing

prefrontal cortex

judgement, inhibition,and decision making

primary somatosensory cortex

perception/ touch

primary visual cortex

basic visual processing

Medulla

directs nerve signals

primary motor cortex

initiating and executing voluntary movements

thalamus

filters information, regulates conscoiusness and sleep

anterior insular cortex

bodily sensations- emotions, self awareness, social cognition

white matter

communication

lower somatosensory cortex

processing pain, recognizing objects by touch

the eye

converts light into electrical signals

cerebellum (vermis)

posture and balance

substantia nigra

motor control, reward seeking, learning, emotion

pons

involuntary functions, sleep, communication

medial geniculate nucleus

transferring sound information from inferior colliculus to primary auditory cortex

putamen/globus pallidus

regulate voluntary movement, motor planning, and learning

lateral ventricles

circulate and produce cerebrospinal fluid

pons

involuntary movements

amygdalae

emotional processing, fear conditioning, and memory

optic chiasm

separates visual input

medial motor cortex

planning and coordinating complex, self-initiated, and bimanual movements

midbrain

visual/auditory tracking, motor control, pupil reflexes, and arousal

basal ganglia/thalamus

motor control

motor cortex

planning, controlling, and executing voluntary movements

amygdala

primary center for emotional processing, fear conditioning, and threat detection