A machine designed to record the electrical activity of the cortex below the skull.

The first large selling at the top of the spinal cord, forming the lowest part of the brain, which is responsible for life-sustaining functions such as breathing, swallowing, and heart rate.

The larger swelling above the medulla that connects the top of the brain to the bottom and that plays a part in sleep, dreaming, left-right body coordination and arousal.

An area of neurons running through the middle of the medulla and the pons and slightly beyond that play a role in general arousal, alertness, and sleep.

Part of the lower brain located behind the pons that controls and coordinates involuntary, rapid, fine motor movement, and may have some cognitive functions.

The part of the limbic system located in the center of the brain, this structure relays sensory information from the lower part of the brain to the proper areas of the cortex and processes some sensory information before sending it to its proper area.

Small structure in the brain located below the thalamus and idrectly above the pitutiatry gland, responsible for motivational behavior such as sleep, hunger, thirst, and sex.

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state.

A curved structure located within each temporal lobe, responsible for the formation of long-term declarative memories.

Brain structure located near the hippocampus responsible for fear response and memory of fear.

The outermost covering of the brain consisting of densely packed neurons, responsible for higher thought processes and interpretation of sensory input.

The section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere containing the primary visual centers of the brain.

The sections of the brain located at the top and back of each cerebral hemisphere containing the centers for touch temperature and body position.

The area of the cortex at the front of the parietal lobes responsible for processing information from the skin and internal body receptors for touch, temperature, and body position.

The areas of the cortex located along the side of the brain, starting just behind the temples containing the neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and meaningful speech.

Areas of the brain located in the front and top, responsible for higher mental processes and decision making as well as the production of fluent speech.

The rear section of the frontal lobe, responsible for sending motor commands to the muscles of the somatic nervous system.

The areas within each lobe of the cortex responsible for the coordination and interpretation of information, as well as higher mental processing.