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Hypothalamus

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Below thalamus.
Body maintenance
Governs in doctrine system. Emotion and reward.

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Amygdala

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Linked to emotion.

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3
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Reticular activating system

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Helps control arousal.

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Thalamus

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Top of the brain stem
Send messages to cortex
and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.

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Medulla Oblongata

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Controls heart rate and breathing

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Limbic system

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Hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus. Emotion and drive.

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Pons

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Links medulla and thalamus

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Cerebellum

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Coordinates voluntary movement and balance and supports memories.

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Hippocampus

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Linked to memory

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10
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Cerebral cortex

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Control and information processing center

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Frontal lobe

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Involve speaking muscle movement making plans and judgment

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Temporal lobe

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Auditory

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13
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Parietal lobe

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Receives sensory input for touch and body position.

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Occipital lobe

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Visual fields

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15
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Visual cortex

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Part of the occipital lobe

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Motor cortex

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At the back of the frontal lobe controls voluntary movement.

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Broca’s area

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Muscle movement in speech.

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Wernicke’s area

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Language comprehension

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Left hemisphere

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Logic

20
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Right Hemisphere

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Creativity

21
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Contralateral control

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The side is controlled by opposite hemisphere

22
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Gazzaniga

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Hemispheric specialization