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Frontal Lobe
Associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving.
Parietal Lobe
Responsible for processing tactile sensory information such as pressure, touch, and pain.
Occipital Lobe
Responsible for visual processing.
Temporal Lobe
Involved in processing auditory information, memory, and speech.
Cerebellum
Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech.
Brain Stem
Responsible for automatic survival functions such as heart rate and breathing.
Amygdala
Involved in memory, emotion, and fear.
Hippocampus
Critical for the formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.
Thalamus
Relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.
Hypothalamus
Regulates body temperature, certain metabolic processes, and other autonomic activities.
Basal Ganglia
Involved in the control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion.
Broca's Area
Involved in language processing, speech production, and comprehension.
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