| Brain Area |
Major Function |
| Cortex or Neocortex |
Perception, Action, and Cognition |
| Frontal Lobe |
Intentional Action and Executive Functions |
| Parietal Lobe |
Touch, Taste, Spatial Processing, Attention |
| Temporal Lobe |
Hearing, Language, Memory, Object Recognition |
| Occipital Lobe |
Visual Processing |
| Limbic System |
Emotion and Motivation |
| Amygdala |
Emotional Reactions |
| Cingulate Gyrus |
Emotion, Attention and Cognitive Functions |
| Hypothalamus |
Coordination Mental & Physiological Processes |
| Hippocampus |
Memory |
Basal Ganglia
(Globus Pallidus, Putamen, Caudate Nucleus) |
Automatic Behavioral Sequences |
Brain Stem (Pons, Medula Oblongata) |
Basic Physiological Processes: Digestion, Respiration, Cardiac Function |
| Cerebellum |
Motor Coordination and Balance |
