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Hippocampus
Crucial for the formation of new memories and spatial navigation.
Cerebellum
Coordinates voluntary movements, balance, and posture.
Wernicke's Area
Involved in language comprehension.
Prefrontal Cortex
Involved in complex behaviors such as planning, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior.
Thalamus
Relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.
Basal Ganglia
Associated with movement control, procedural learning, routine behaviors/habits, and emotion.
Hypothalamus
Regulates autonomic nervous system and endocrine functions, controls hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
Broca's Area
Associated with speech production and language comprehension.
Parietal Lobe
Processes sensory information, including touch, temperature, and pain.
Occipital Lobe
Primary area for processing visual information.
Frontal Lobe
Involved in problem solving, emotion regulation, planning, and voluntary movement.
Brainstem
Controls basic life functions such as breathing, heart rate, and sleep cycles.
Insula
Involved in consciousness, emotion, and homeostasis.
Temporal Lobe
Involved in auditory processing, comprehension, and memory.
Amygdala
Involved in emotional processing, fear responses, and memory formation.
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