Brain Vocabulary

The thinking part of the brain that controls speech, intelligence, memory, emotion, sensory processes, and voluntary movement (movements you actively decide to make) .

• Brainstem

• Brain

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

The lobe that is responsible for visual perception, including colors, forms, recognition of shapes, and tracking motions.

• Frontal

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

The name given to the four unique parts of the brain, each having its own purpose and function.

• Cerebrum

• Lobes

• Brainstem

• Brain

The lobe that is the behavioral and emotional (personality) control center of the brain.

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

An organ of soft nervous tissue found in the skull of vertebrates (organisms with backbones) that is the control center of bodily functions.

• Brain

• Brainstem

• Lobe

• Cerebrum

The lobe that processes sensory information, particularly touch, taste, and temperature.

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Love

The part of the brain that controls your balance, coordination, and involuntary movements (movements that happen without actively thinking about).

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brainstem

• Brain

The lobe responsible for processing auditory information (information you hear) and encoding (creating and preserving) memory.

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

The structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum.

• Brain

• Brainstem

• Cerebrum

• Lobe

The part of the brainstem that is important for motor movements, particularly movements of the eyes, and in sound and vision processing.

• Medulla Oblongata

• Midbrain

• Pons

• Cerebellum