Where is it?
Frontal Lobe
At the very front of the brain.
Located at the base of the skull behind the pons and below the main part of the brain. Responsible for non-verbal learning and memory, the perception of time and modulating emotions
Cerebellum
Sensory information: Seeing, hearing, touching and tasting
Thalamus
helps identify and make sense of visual information from the eyes.
Occipital lobe
Different parts of the _________ control different aspects of our ________
Brain, Behavior
Located just below and in front of the thalamus. Regulates body temperature, circadian rhythms and controlling appetite and hunger.
Hypothalamus
Pons
Relays messages between the cerebellum and the cortex (movement) It also controls facial expressions
Central core of the Brain!
Brain Stem
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
Located within the medial temporal lobe on each side of the brain. It is central to learning and storing long term memory.
Hippocampus
What is the CNS known as....
The Command Center
Between the left and right hemispheres, it connects the left and right hemispheres.
Corpus callosum
Involved in memory consolidation and emotion! Fear and Anger!
Amygdala
What does PNS stand for?
Peripheral Nervous System
Located between the pons and the spinal cord. It is the beating of hearts and the breathing of lungs!
Medulla
Reticular Activating System
Keeps people aroused and alert
It's divided into 4 Lobes : Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
Cerebral Cortex
Sensory neurons that gather information and report it to the CNS.
PNS- Peripheral Nervous System