brain parts

Question 1

occipital lobe

Answer 1

located at the back of the brain, does visual processing (sight)

Question 2

temporal lobe

Answer 2

located near the ears, does speech/language, listening, some visual processing
- where the hippocampus is

Question 3

parietal lobe

Answer 3

located at the top of the head, does motion, senses, somatosensory cortex

Question 4

frontal lobe

Answer 4

located at the front of the head, does planning/decision making, impulse control, rewards center

Question 5

cerebellum

Answer 5

“little brain”, coordination, movement, muscle memory

Question 6

brainstem

Answer 6

controls involuntary actions, heart-beat, breathing, digestion, etc., also called ‘ancient brain’

Question 7

hippocampus

Answer 7

controls long-term memory, in the temporal lobe

Question 8

amygdala

Answer 8

controls emotion and memory, in the temporal lobe

Question 9

limbic system

Answer 9

Complex system of parts inside the brain

Question 10

thalamus

Answer 10

Connector between lobes of the brain, “grand central station” of the brain, in the middle of the brain

Question 11

cerebral cortex

Answer 11

Outer layer of the brain

Perception, decision making, language consciousness

Folded, goes around whole brain