Inferior View

Temporal lobe

Brain stemCerebellum

Superior View

Frontal lobe

Parietal lobe

Occipital lobe

Sagittal View

CerebellumRespiratory centers

Pituitary Gland

Brain stem

Lateral View

Temporal lobe

Brain stem Cerebellum

Occipital lobe

Parietal lobeCerebral cortex

Frontal lobe

Motor FunctionsCoordination of movementBalance and equilibriumPosture

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Functional Areas ofthe Cerebellum

Higher Mental FunctionsConcentrationPlanningJudgmentEmotional expressionCreativityInhibition

13

Motor Function AreaEye movement and orientation12

Wernicke’s AreaWritten and spoken language comprehension11

Somatosensory Association AreaEvaluation of weight, texture,temperature, etc. for object recognition

10

Sensory AreaSensation from muscles and skin9

Olfactory AreaSmelling8

Sensory Association Area7

Emotional AreaPainHunger“Fight of Flight” response

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Auditory AreaHearing5

Broca’s AreaMuscles of speech4

Motor Function AreaInitiation of voluntary muscles

3

Association AreaShort-term memoryEquilibriumEmotion

2

Image perceptionImage recognitionSight

Visual Area1

Functional Areas ofthe Cerebral Cortex

Anatomy and Functional Areas of the Brain

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