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7430943164Frontal Lobespeaking, planning, organizing, and problem solving0
7430943165Motor Cortexcontrols voluntary movements1
7430943166Broca's AreaGrammar and pronunciation2
7430943167Parietal LobeSensory for touch and body position3
7430943168Sensory Cortexprocesses body touch and movement sensations4
7430943169Temporal Lobeauditory processing and hearing5
7430943170Auditory Cortex FunctionProcesses auditory information6
7430943171Wenicke's Area FunctionWhere spoken language is understood7
7430943172Occipital LobeVisual cortex8
7430943173Visual Cortex FunctionReceives visual input from retina9
7430943174Corpus CallosumCommunicates between the two hemispheres10
7430943175Hippocampuslong term memory11
7430943176AmygdalaEmotions: fear and anger12
7430943177Hypothalamushunger, thirst, temperature (human thermostat)13
7430943178Pituitary Gland2 pea like structures that produce growth hormones14
7430943179ThalamusSensory switch board, senses go through here (except smell)15
7430943180CerebellumAlso known as little brain, coordination, memory, and balance16
7430943181Reticular Formationalertness and arousal17
7430943182MedullaRegulates breathing and heart rate18
7430943183Brain Stemregulates vital functions19
7430943184PonsSleep and dream function20
7430943185Cerebral CortexThe part of the brain where information processing takes place. Divided into four lobes.21
7431000944EEG (electroencephalogram)Monitors electrical activity in the brain22
7431008833positron emission tomography (PET) scanImages show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose.23
7431008834Computerized Axial Tomography (CT Scan)x-ray of the brain24
7431010716magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.25
7431010717functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)Takes images of your brain while performing a specific function26
7431146393LesioningThe removal or destruction of part of the brain.27

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