The parts of the brain
1. Brain stem: functions: Survival, Breathing, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Digestion. "Primal brain" automatic functions. 2. Cerebrum: Functions: Determines intelligence, personality, interpretation of sensory impulses, motor function, planning and organization, touch sensation, etc. 3. Frontal lobe: Functions: Complex mental processes, reasoning, judgment, impulse control, some memory. 4. Parietal lobe: Functions: Interpret body sensation, pain, touch, and pressure sensation, fine sensation. 5. Occipital lobe: Functions: Processing visual information, color and shape recognition, controlling vision 6. Temporal lobe: Functions: Processing sound, Some memory. 7. Prefrontal Cortex: Functions: It is very important for higher cognitive functions and the determination of personality. 8. Sensory Cortex: Functions: Sensation 9. Motor Cortex: Functions: Control movement. 10. Visual cortex: Functions: Process vision. |