Structures of the Brain

The oldest part of the brain

• Brainstem
• Cerebral Cortex
• Limbic System
• Forebrain

Controls heartbeat and breathing

• Pons
• Medulla
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

Helps with coordinated movements, connects spinal cord to brain, manufactures sleep chemicals, and is used when you yawn

• Cerebellum
• Hippocampus
• Reticular Formation
• Pons

Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing

• Hypothalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

Controls arousal

• Reticular Formation
• Thalamus
• Amygdala
• Medulla

Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Puts memories into long-term storage

• Hypothalamus
• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Thalamus

Processes emotions and identifies emotions in others' faces

• Amygdala
• Hypothalamus
• Hippocampus
• Medulla

Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating

• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus

Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located...also controls Endocrine System

• Amygdala
• Pons
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus