Parts of the Brain

2. Underneath the limbic system, responsible for vital life functions
5. reasoning, planning, parts of speech
7. perception, auditory stimuli, memory
8. hearing center located in temporal lobe
11. a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system (heart, lungs, etc.)
12. cortex: A brain area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations
13. visual processing
16. movement, posture, balance
18. movement, orientation, recognition
19. formation: A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal
20. motor control, sensory analysis

1. neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage
3. two almond-shaped neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion
4. thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus
6. connects two brain hemispheres. cutting it= lobotomy
9. controls language expression-area of the frontal lobe in left hemisphere that directs muscle movements involved in speech
10. Area of the brain responsible for the initial conscious registration of visual information; the designation of electric (nerve) impulses from the retina
14. vital body functions (breathing, heart rate)
15. cortex: Outer layer of the brain, thinking, organizing, and creative center
17. controls language reception - a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression