Front
Frontal Lobe
Back
Executive function, impulse control, and motor function.
Includes Broca's area for speech production and the motor cortex.
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Front
Parietal Lobe
Back
Processing of somatosensory information (touch, pressure, pain).
Contains the somatosensory cortex and manages spatial processing.
Front
Occipital Lobe
Back
Visual processing.
Located at the posterior of the brain, containing the visual cortex.
Front
Temporal Lobe
Back
Auditory processing, memory, and emotion.
Includes Wernicke's area for language comprehension and the hippocampus.
Front
Basal Ganglia
Back
Coordinates muscle movement and maintains posture.
Malfunctions in this area are associated with Parkinson's disease.
Front
Limbic System
Back
Group of structures primarily associated with emotion and memory.
Includes the septal nuclei, amygdala, and hippocampus.
Front
Thalamus
Back
Sensory relay station for all senses except smell.
Sorts and transmits sensory impulses to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex.
Front
Hypothalamus
Back
Maintains homeostasis and integrates with the endocrine system.
Controls the 'Four Fs': Feeding, Fighting, Flighting, and (Sexual) Functioning.
Front
Hippocampus
Back
Consolidates short-term memory into long-term memory.
Communicates with other parts of the limbic system through the fornix.
Front
Amygdala
Back
Processes fear and aggression.
Plays a key role in emotional responses and memory of emotional events.
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