Brain Structures
older brain structures
brain stem, thalamus, midbrain, limbic system and pons are all the
corpus callosum
connects the two hemispheres of the brain
motor cortex
controls all voluntary movements
right hemisphere
hemisphere responsible for creative thinking and spatial skills
left hemisphere
hemisphere responsible for logical/technical/analytical thinking
cerebral cortex
information processing center
temporal lobe
lobe responsible for hearing
frontal lobe
lobe responsible for higher-level thinking such as logical reasoning, problem solving
parietal lobe
lobe responsible for receiving and distributing sensory information
occipital lobe
lobe responsible for sight
Wernicke's area
responsible for COMPREHENDING
brocas area
responsible for SPEAKING
cerebellum
responsible for balance
retricular formation
responsible for controlling arousal
cerebellum
responsible for coordinated movements
hippocampus
responsible for dreams
amygdala
responsible for emotion processing
hypothalamus
responsible for hunger
hippocampus
responsible for learning
hippocampus
responsible for memory production
basal ganglia
responsible for movement regulation
medulla
responsible for reflexes
pituitary gland
responsible for releasing hormones triggered by the hypothalamus
thalamus
responsible for rerouting senses
hypothalamus
responsible for reward processing
thalamus
responsible for sensory information
hypothalamus
responsible for sex drive
basal ganglia
responsible for skill learning
pons
responsible for sleep/wake cycle
hypothalamus
responsible for thirst
medulla
responsible for vitals
cerebellum
responsible for voluntary movement
smell
the thalamus is responsible for all of the senses except
anger, aggression, fear
three emotions the amygdala is especially bomb at processing