Brian the Brian

By: Brian Brain, Lauren Vidal,

Michael Penny, Seokhyun Jeon,
Adele Philips
Cerebrum
Function: Thought process and
movement.
Cerebellum
Function: Regulation and
coordination of movement, posture,
and balance.
Spinal Cord
Function: Transmits neural signals
between the brain and the rest of the
body; also contains neural circuits
that can independently control
reflexes and central pattern
generators.
Medulla Oblongata
Function: The medulla oblongata
helps regulate breathing, heart and
blood vessel function, digestion,
sneezing, and swallowing. This part of
the brain is a center for respiration
and circulation.
Pons
Function: The Pons contains nuclei
that send signals from the forebrain
to the cerebellum. It deals mostly
with sleep, breathing, urination, facial
functions, hearing, balance, taste, and
posture. People also believe that it
plays a part in sleep paralysis and
dreams.
Midbrain
Function: Associated with
oculomotor and trochlear.
Lateral Ventricle
Function: Contains cerebrospinal
fluid, which helps to circulate
nutrients and removes waste.
Frontal Lobe
Function: Reasoning, planning, parts
of speech, movement, emotions, and
problem solving.
Parietal Lobe
Function: Movement, orientation,
recognition, perception of stimuli.
Occipital lobe
Function: Visual processing.
Temporal lobe
Function: Perception and recognition
of auditory stimuli, memory, and
speech.
Corpus Callosum
Function: Integrates motor, sensory,
and cognitive performances between
the cerebral cortex on one side of the
brain to the same region on the other
side.
Thalamus
Function: Major relay station for most
sensory impulses that reach the
cerebral cortex from the spinal cord
and brainstem.
Optic Chiasma
Function: Place where nerve fibers
from half of each retina cross over to
the opposite side of the brain.
Pineal gland
Function: Secretes the hormone
melatonin and therefore helps
maintain circadian rhythm and
regulate reproductive hormones
Superior Colliculi
Function: Receives direct input from
the retina and responds to visual
stimuli.
Inferior Colliculi
Function: Receives input from
several peripheral brainstem nuclei in
the auditory pathway as well as
inputs from the auditory cortex.
Pituitary Gland
Function: Located at the base of the
brain below the hypothalamus.
Produces hormones. Part of the
endocrine system.
Hypothalamus
Function: Controls and integrates
activities from the autonomic nervous
system; controls the pituitary gland
and production of hormones;
regulation of emotions; regulations of
eating and drinking; control of body
temperature; regulation of circadian
rhythms and states of consciousness.
Arbor Vitae
Function: Cerebellar white matter.
Looks like a tree. Brings sensory and
motor information to and from the
cerebellum.
Fornix
Function: Joins the hippocampus and
mammillary bodies; main structure of
the hippocampal formation.
Olfactory Bulb
Function: Receives neural input
about odors detected by cells in the
nasal cavity.