Hindbrain
This hindbrain structure controls heartbeat and breathing.
Medulla
This cerebral lobe is primarily responsible for reasoning, decision-making, and impulse control.
frontal lobe
This brain region is primarily responsible for processing visual and auditory information.
midbrain
This process involves detecting physical energy from the environment and converting it into neural signals.
sensation
This forebrain structure is responsible for higher-level thinking, decision-making, and voluntary movement.
cerebral cortex
This part of the hindbrain helps coordinate balance and voluntary movement.
cerebellum
This lobe processes touch, temperature, and pain through the somatosensory cortex.
parietal lobe
This midbrain system helps control alertness and arousal.
reticular activating system (RAS)
This process involves organizing and interpreting sensory information to make it meaningful.
perception
This forebrain structure acts as the brain’s sensory relay station.
thalamus
This structure connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls basic survival
brainstem
This cerebral lobe contains the primary auditory cortex and helps interpret sound.
temporal lobe
Damage to this language area would most likely result in difficulty producing speech while comprehension remains relatively intact.
Broca’s area
This concept explains why a strong smell seems to fade after being exposed to it for a long time.
sensory adaptation
This part of the forebrain regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, and sexual behavior.
hypothalamus
Damage to this hindbrain structure would most directly affect posture and motor coordination.
cerebellum
Damage to this lobe would most likely result in difficulty recognizing visual information.
occipital lobe
This language area is responsible for understanding spoken and written language.
Wernicke’s area
This allows the body to move in coordinated ways without having to look at the various parts of the body.
Kinesthesia
This forebrain system is involved in emotion, motivation, and memory.
limbic system
This hindbrain structure helps regulate sleep and arousal by relaying information between the brain and spinal cord.
pons
This lobe contains Wernicke’s area, which is involved in language comprehension.
temporal lobe
A patient who speaks fluently but says nonsensical sentences most likely has damage to this area.
Wernicke’s area
The ability to detect the difference between two similar stimuli is known as this principle.
just noticeable difference
Damage to this forebrain structure would most likely affect emotional regulation and memory formation.
amygdala or hippocampus