, : controls vital body functions ex: heart rate, breathing
4. pons
: control the management of sleep, arousal, facial expression
5. cerebellum
: maintaining balance and motor coordination
6. cerebellum
: contains more neurons than the rest of the brain
,7. midbrain
: controls sensory reflexes, movement, pain
8. reticular formation
: controls mood, arousal, sleep; major source of serotonin and
norepinephrine
9. thalamus
: controls sensation, memory, states of consciousness; receives sen-
sory input from most systems
,10.basal ganglia
: voluntary movement; degeneration in Parkinson's, also in- volved
in OCD and ADHD
11.hypothalamus
: involved w/ motivation and homeostasis; regulates tempera- ture,
hunger thirst; directs ANS and endocrine system
12.hippocampus
: formation of long term memories
13.cingulate cortex
,: directs ANS; plays role in decision making, emotion, antici- pation of
reward, empathy
14.amygdala
: fear and aggression
15.nucleus accumbens
: reward and pleasure
16.corpus callosum: connects hemispheres
17.cerebral cortex: thin layer of gray matter covering cerebral
hemispheres
18.frontal lobe: primary motor cortex and areas responsible for most
, complex cognitive processes
19.Broca's area: speech production in left hemisphere
20.prefrontal cortex: planning behavior, attention, and judgement
21.orbitofrontal cortex: emotion, impulse control
22.occipital lobe: primary visual cortex
23.temporal lobe: primary auditory cortex
24.parietal lobe: primary somatosensory cortex (involved in neglect
syndrome)
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