Brain Anatomy and Functions

Frontal Lobe
Controls executive functions like concentration, thinking, problem solving and judgment; motivation, emotions, muscle strength, and behavior

Temporal Lobe 
Controls processes feelings of pain and hunger, fight-or-flight stress response, short-term memory, emotion, understanding words and directions

Parietal Lobe
Controls feeling on the opposite side of body, ability to understand spoken language, ability to express yourself with language, and processing sensory information such as texture, temperature, and position in space

Occipital Lobe
Controls sight and processing information from the eyes, such as recognizing images 

Cerebellum
Controls speech, balance and coordination of movement of the body, arms and legs

Brainstem
Controls heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and digestion. May also affect the nerves that come directly from the brain, movement, and the function of any of the senses.

•	Cerebrum
•	Cross-section view