Brain, Simply

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Frontal lobe

The front of the brain: it plans, decides, speaks and moves you, through the strip that sends orders to the muscles.

Prefrontal cortex

Right behind the forehead: it keeps a plan in mind, weighs choices and holds back an impulse.

Parietal lobe

On top, toward the back: it feels touch and knows where your body and the things around you are.

Temporal lobe

Beside the ears: it hears, understands words and recognizes faces and things.

Occipital lobe

At the back: it turns what the eyes send into the things you see.

Cerebellum

Tucked under the back: it times and smooths each movement and keeps you balanced.

Brainstem

Joins the brain to the spinal cord and keeps breathing, heartbeat, sleep and waking going on their own.

Amygdala

Two almond-sized clusters deep inside: they flag what matters, above all a threat, and start fear.

Hippocampus

A curved strip deep inside each side: it turns what happens today into lasting memories, and maps places.

The 8 Functions: eight ways a mind takes in the world and decides, moved by your own answers.