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1
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vision and storage of visual memories

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occipital

2
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sense of touch and texture and storage of tactile memories

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parietal

3
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hearing and smell
language
storage and odor memories

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temporal

4
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voluntary muscle control and storage of spatial memories

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frontal

5
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judgement and prediction of consequences of a person’s actions
abstract intellectual function

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prefrontal

6
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basic emotions

basic reflexes, like chewing and swallowing

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limbic system

7
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relay center that prioritizes signals to hone in on important messages

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diencephalon (thalamus)

8
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emotions
temperature control
interface with endocrine system

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diencephalon (hypothalamus)

9
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level of conciousness
reticular activating system
muscle tone and posture

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midbrain

10
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respiratory pattern and depth

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pons

11
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pulse rate
blood pressure
respiratory rate

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medulla oblongata

12
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reflexes

relay information to and from body

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spinal cord

13
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special peripheral nerves that connect directly from the brain to body parts to relay information from the brain

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cranial nerves

14
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brain to spinal cord to body part

receive stimulus from body, send commands to body

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peripheral nerves