Involved in fear and the discrimination of objects necessary for survival

Governs higher brain functions, such as thinking, learning, and consciousness

Relays information between lower and higher brain centers

Diffuse collection of neurons involved in arousal and stereotyped patterns, i.e. walking

Governs sleep and arousal

Governs breathing and reflexes

Involved in motor coordination

Involved in memory

Governs eating, drinking, sex; plays a role in emotion and stress

Lobe responsible for cognition, recent memory, planning of movement, and some aspects of emotion

Lobe responsible for bodily sensation

Lobe responsible for vision

Lobe responsible for hearing and advanced visual processing

Relays information between the right and left hemispheres of the brain

Controls and coordinates voluntary movements