Cerebellum
Cerebral Cortex
Largest part of the brain, associated with functions such as thought and action.
Frontal Lobe
Executive functions, planning, decision making, and speech.
Occipital Lobe
Associated with visual processes
Parietal Lobe
Perception of stimuli
Temporal Lobe
Auditory processing and memory
Limbic system
The “emotional brain”, critical role in memory and emotion.
Basal Ganglia
Habit-Forming and procedural memory
Hippocampus
Short-term to long term memory transfer
Hypothalamus
Homeostatis, Emotion, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythms, controls autonomic nervous system and pituitary gland
Nucleus Accumbens
Plays a role in addiction and motivation