Cerebral cortex - Outer layer of the brain (gray matter) responsible for all higher-order thinking processes, Frontal lobe - Portion of the cerebral cortex responsible for decision-making, planning, judgment, impulse control, and other functions, Parietal lobe - Portion of the cerebral cortex largely responsible for logic, math, spatial reasoning, and fully responsible for processing the sensation of touch/pain, Occipital lobe - Portion of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain which is responsible for visual processing, Temporal lobe - Portion of the cerebral cortex near the temples which is responsible for auditory (hearing) processing, Cerebellum - "Little brain", responsible for coordination, graceful thought & movement, procedural memory, Brainstem - Includes medulla, midbrain, and pons, Medulla - Responsible for automatic functions like breathing and heartbeat, Pons - Portion of the brainstem, coordinates cerebrum to cerebellum, Thalamus - Sensory switchboard - sends sensory information to the correct area of the brain, Corpus callosum - Band of tissue that connects the right and left hemisphere, Spinal cord - Connects brain to the rest of the nervous system, Pituitary gland - Produces hormones; major gland of the endocrine system, Ventricles - spaces in the brain that produce and are filled with cerebrospinal fluid,

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