Brain Regions & Functions

Frontal Lobe – Thinking, emotions, planning, decision-making, speech, memory.

  1. Primary Motor Cortex – Controls voluntary movements.

  2. Temporal Lobe – Processes hearing and speech.

  3. Parietal Lobe – Processes touch, pressure, temperature, movement.

  4. Occipital Lobe – Processes visual information.

  5. Primary Visual Cortex – Processes what you see.

  6. Primary Auditory Cortex – Processes sound.

  7. Wernicke’s Area – Speech comprehension.

  8. Primary Somatosensory Cortex – Processes body sensations.

  9. Hippocampus – Stores memory, converts short-term to long-term memory.

  10. Amygdala – Controls fear, anxiety, aggression, and sexual behavior.

  11. Thalamus – Relays sensory/motor signals, regulates alertness.

  12. Hypothalamus – Regulates temperature, hunger, thirst, mood, hormone release.

  13. Broca’s Area – Controls speech production.

  14. Cerebellum – Controls coordination, balance, and movement.

  15. Corpus Callosum – Connects left and right brain hemispheres.

  16. Brain Stem – Controls survival functions like heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing.