Brain Structures

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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


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