Brain Structure and Function

Visual perception; short term memory

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

Processes sound; word/language recognition

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

Social/emotional processing; behaviors; working memory; retrieves and stores memory

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

Senses touch; spatial processing; language

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

Coordinates skilled movement; awareness

• Cerebellum

• Temporal lobe

• Amygdala

• Parietal lobe

Responsible for emotion recognition and emotional memories

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Parietal lobe

Forms long term memories; allows you to remember personal info and learn new facts

• Hippocampus

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla oblongata

Part of brainstem that controls cardiac and respiratory functions

• Hippocampus

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla oblongata

Secretes hormones; works with hypothalamus to control hunger, thirst, sleep, body temp

• Pituitary gland

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla oblongata

Relays incoming sensory info to cerebral cortex; regulates alertness and sleep

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Medulla oblongata