Brain Functions

The cerebral cortex Functions as a whole by interrelating component parts.

• Consciousness • Judgements • Emotional Response • Expressive Language • Memory & Motor Skills (the way we initiate a response in certain environments)

• Visual Attention • Touch Perception • Voluntary Movements • Manipulation of Objects (the way we integrate different senses to allow us to understand a single concept)

• Vision

• Hearing Ability • Memory Acquisition • Visual Perceptions • Categorization of Objects

• Reflex Memory • Coordination of Voluntary Movement (balance & equilibrium)

• Startle Response • Autonomic Nervous System • Levels of Alertness • Ability to Sleep • Vestibular Function

Cluster of dopamine producing cells called substantia nigra, which helps regulate movement.

Functions as an area for attention. (contains locus ceruleus)

Houses breathing control centers. (Pre-Botzinger = regulates breathing rhythm)

Large group of brain structures responsible for : - Motivation - Emotion - Learning - Memory

Controls Pituitary Gland, which releases hormones that regulate various bodily functions.

Works with hippocampus to create long-term memories of specific, and often emotional events.

Relays information of our senses out to the rest of the brain. (Recieves messages & Sends feedback)

Responsible for long term memory and producing new neutrons.