Psychology Brain Areas

4. lobe — Main center for processing visual information.
6. motor cortex — Controls voluntary movements of muscles.
7. — Relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.
8. — Controls vital involuntary functions like breathing and heart rate.
9. hemisphere — Controls language, logic, and analytical tasks.
13. — Largest part of the brain, responsible for voluntary activities.
14. hemisphere — Handles creativity, spatial ability, and intuition.
16. — Connects different parts of the brain; involved in sleep and breathing.
17. cortex — Outer layer of the brain involved in high-level thinking.
18. — Coordinates balance, posture, and fine motor skills.
19. cortex — Processes sensory input from the body, like touch and pain.
21. lobe — Processes sensory input like touch, temperature, and pain.

1. — Responsible for complex behaviors like thinking and emotions.
2. — Controls basic functions like breathing, heart rate, and balance.
3. cortex — Processes visual information received from the eyes.
5. lobe — Controls decision making, planning, and voluntary movement.
8. — Coordinates movement, vision, and hearing.
10. area — Area involved in language comprehension.
11. lobe — Processes auditory information and is involved in memory.
12. area — Area responsible for speech production.
15. — Regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and other autonomic functions.
20. cortex — Processes sounds and auditory information.