brain areas and functions

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prefrontal cortex
personality, conplex reasoning, intelligence
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primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus)
voluntary movement
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primary somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)
receives sensory info
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primary visual cortex (occipital lobe)
vision
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wernicke's area (between left parietal and temporal lobes)
language perception
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broca's area (base of left prefrontal gyrus, above lateral sulcus)
motor speech area
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uncus (medial surface of temporal lobe)
olfactory area
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mammillary bodies
relay station for olfaction
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pineal body (epithalamus)
biological rhythm; day/night cycle
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thalamus
integration center; relays sensory info to sensory center
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hypothalamus
homeostatic regulation center: body temperature, metabolism, water balance
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pons (brain stem)
motor and sensory tracts between brain and CNS
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medulla oblongata (brain stem)
autonomic centers: heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and vomiting
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cerebellum
muscle coordination, balance, equilibrium
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