Parts of the Brain - Psych/Soc

corpus callosum

• A part of the brain stem
• A muscle in the leg
• A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres
• A bone in the human skeleton

reticular activating system

• A part of the brain responsible for consciousness
• A part of the digestive system
• A part of the brain responsible for the immune system

• A part of the respiratory system

amygdala

• Part of the brain involved in our experience of fear and anxiety
• part of the brain over relaying senses

• A bone in the human body
• part of the brain over memory

Hippocampus

• A part of the brain over emotions, like fear and aggression

• a part of the brain over memory

• A Greek god
• a part of the brain that relays senses

Thalamus

• Part of the brain over emotions like fear and aggression

• Part of the brain that relays sensory neurons

• Part of the brain that stores memories

• Part of the kidney

Hypothalamus

• Directs eating, drinking, body temps

• Part of the frontal lobe

• Works with the endocrine system - the pituitary gland

• Works with the limbic system - thalamus

Cerebellum

• controls heart rate and breathing

• controls memory

• over gross motor skills, like throwing a ball

• over fine motor skills, like balance

Frontal lobe

• visual information

• processes information about touch

• movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, judgment

• hearing and language

Occipital Lobe

• vision

• planning, judgment, abstract thinking, memory

• hearing and language

• touch

Parietal lobe

• vision

• planning, judgment, analytical thinking, memory

• hearing and language

• touch