Across
- 2. A region of the brain that processes visual information.
- 4. This part of the brain is crucial for hormone production and helps regulate important functions like temperature and thirst.
- 7. This brain region is involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.
- 10. Associated with perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech.
- 12. This part of the brainstem plays an essential role in transmitting signals between the brain and the spinal cord, controlling functions like breathing and heart rate.
- 15. This complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex, is vital for controlling emotions and memory.
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- 1. Involved in problem solving, judgment, and motor function.
- 3. The outer layer of the cerebrum, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.
- 5. This lobe is important for sensory perception and integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell.
- 6. The area of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from various parts of the body.
- 8. The largest part of the brain, responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.
- 9. This part of the brain is important for motor control and also plays a role in some cognitive functions.
- 11. The lower extension of the brain where it connects to the spinal cord, critical for controlling vital life functions.
- 13. A key player in our emotional responses, especially fear and pleasure.
- 14. This term refers to the brain's remarkable ability to change and adapt as a result of experience.
