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This lobe plays important roles in integrating sensory information from various senses (touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing). It is also responsible for visual-spatial processing.
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This lobe is responsible for the sense of sight. Damage to this lobe can produce hallucinations and blindness.
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This lobe controls our sense of hearing and is important for language because it processes sound.
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This structure plays an important role in motor control. It contributes to coordination, balance, and precision and accurate timing.
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The brainstem includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla. It controls all things required to live, including breathing/respiration rate, change of heart rate.
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Specialized brain cell responsible for communication within the brain and send electrical impulses within and between brain regions.
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Groove or crevasse on the surface of the brain, creating the gyri.
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Fold or curve on the surface of the brain.
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Three membranes around the brain that provide protection and support.
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The point at which the signal for sight is sent to the brain. Where the optic nerves partially cross.
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Gland A pea-sized organ that serves as the “master gland” and is responsible for secreting hormones throughout the body.
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Bulb Neural structure responsible for olfaction, or our sense of smell.
