Psychology brain tests

frontal lobe function
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frontal lobe function
involved in motor function: problem solving, memory, judgment, impulse control
parietal lobe function
somatic sensory processing (senses processing)
temporal lobe function
language comprehension, sound processing, memory
occipital lobe function
visual processing
primary motor cortex function
voluntary movement
Broca's area function
speech production
Somatosensory cortex function
sensory processing and integration; receives sensory information
visual cortex function
Vision
Auditory cortex function
Processing sound, loudness, and tone
Wernicke's area function
language/speech comprehension
Cerebellum functioncoordination of voluntary movements and balancePons functionRegulates sleep, arousal, and consciousnessmedulla functioncontrols heartbeat and breathingspinal cord functionsProvides two-way communication to and from brainHippocampus functionlearning and memoryAmygdala functionResponsible for strong emotions like fearThalamus functionrelay station for sensory impulses, paincorpus callosum functionconnects left and right hemispheres of the brainhypothalamus functionThermostat, regulates body temp, hunger, thirst and sleep