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| Controls creative thought, problem solving, intellect, judgment, behavior, attention, abstract thinking, physical reactions, muscle movements, coordinated movements, smell and personality |
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Focuses on comprehension - visual functions, language, reading, internal stimuli, tactile sensation and sensory comprehension
-Sensory Cortex - receives info relayed from the spinal cord regarding position of various body parts and how they are moving
-Motor Cortex - helps the brain monitor and control movement throughout the body |
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Controls visual and auditory memories - manages some speech and hearing capabilities, behavioral elements, and language
-Wernicke's Area - helps the body formulate and understand speech |
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Controls vision
-Broca's Area - controls facial neurons and the understanding of speech and language |
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| Controls essential body functions such as balance, posture, and coordination |
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| Helps respond to emotions, memories and fear; located within the temporal lobe |
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Hippocampus
Limbic System |
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| Used for learning memory, specifically converting temporary memories into permanent memories, helps people analyze and remember spatial relationships |
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Hypothalamus
Limbic System |
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| Controls mood, thirst, hunger, and temperature; also controls some hormonal processes |
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| Controls attention span, sensing pain, and monitors input and sensations |
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| Regulate body movement, vision, and hearing; allows voluntary motor function |
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| Helps posture and movement, interprets info used in sensory analysis/motor control; creates level of consciousness necessary for sleep |
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| Maintains vital body functions such as heart rate and breathing |
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