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6. The Limbic System: Manages emotions, motivations, memory consolidation.
7. The Brainstem: Sustains vital functions like heart rate, breathing.
8. The Thalamus: Acts as a relay station for sensory information.
9. The Hypothalamus: Regulates basic needs such as hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
10. The Hippocampus: Vital for memory formation, spatial navigation.
11. The Amygdala: Processes emotions, particularly fear responses.
12. The Basal Ganglia: Coordinates movement, plays a role in reward processing.
13. The Corpus Callosum: Connects and facilitates communication between brain
hemispheres.
14. The Medulla Oblongata: Controls autonomic functions like breathing, swallowing.
15. The Reticular Formation: Regulates sleep-wake cycle, consciousness.
16. The Prefrontal Cortex: Critical for planning, decision-making, personality expression.
17. The Broca's Area: Essential for speech production.
18. The Wernicke's Area: Involved in language comprehension.
, 19. The Insular Cortex: Integrates emotion, taste, empathy.
20. The Posterior Cingulate Cortex: Linked to memory retrieval, spatial orientation.
21. The Superior Temporal Gyrus: Processes auditory information.
22. The Inferior Temporal Gyrus: Recognizes complex visual stimuli.
23. The Supramarginal Gyrus: Role in language processing, body awareness.
24. The Angular Gyrus: Integrates visual, auditory, tactile information.
25. The Occipital-Temporal Cortex: Crucial for object, face recognition.
26. The Temporoparietal Junction: Involved in self-awareness, empathy.
27. The Anterior Cingulate Cortex: Regulates emotion, decision-making.
28. The Ventral Tegmental Area: Produces dopamine, involved in reward processing.
29. The Substantia Nigra: Regulates dopamine for movement, reward.
30. The Striatum: Role in habit formation, motor learning.
31. The Ventral Striatum: Part of brain's reward system.
32. The Dorsal Striatum: Involved in motor planning, execution.
33. The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Executive functions, cognitive control.
34. The Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex: Emotion regulation, social behavior.
35. The Orbitofrontal Cortex: Decision-making, social behavior.
36. The Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex: Theory of mind, social cognition.
37. The Anterior Insula: Awareness of bodily states, emotions.
38. The Posterior Insula: Pain perception, emotional awareness.
39. The Dorsal Attention Network: Voluntary attention control.
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