Brain Anatomy Functions

Prefrontal Cortex

personality, problem solving

Primary Motor Cortex

voluntary movement

Premotor Cortex

Skilled motor movements

Frontal Eye Field

voluntary eye movement

Broca’s Area

motor speech

Primary Somatosensory

perception of sensation

Somatosensory Association Cortex

memory of sensation

Primary Auditory Cortex

perception of sound

Auditory Association Cortex

memory of sound/interpret sound

Wernickes Area

understand language

Olfactory Cortex

perception of smell

Primary Visual Cortex

perception of sight

Visual Association Cortex

memory of vision

Visceral Sensory Cortex

perception of visceral sensation (stomach hurts)

Gustatory Cortex

perception of taste

Vestibular Cortex

perception of balance

Basal Ganglia

intensity to start/stop movement, helps regulate attention and cognition

Hypocampus

learning and memory

Reticular Formation

conscious and alert

Limbic System/Amygdala

anger, regulate emotions

Thalamus

relaying sensory information

Epithalamus

sleep

Hypothalamus

regulates body temp, emotion, hunger/thirst, water intake, sleep/wake, autonomic nervous system, endocrine system

Pons

sleep/wake cycle, bridge

Medulla Oblongata

helps control breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, conveys electric signals

Midbrain

breathing, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure

Cerebellum

balance, hand eye coordination, posture

Pituitary Gland

Stimulates growth (growth hormone), metabolism, hormones

Pineal Body

melatonin, circadian rhythm