forebrain
Brain's front section
The forebrain is the front portion of the brain, comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
It governs higher functions like reasoning, memory, language, and sensory processing.
In embryonic development, the forebrain is one of three primary brain divisions, along with the midbrain and hindbrain.
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
understanding · awareness · judgment · learning · memory · imagination · creativity · abstraction
Brain's signal switchboard
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- cranialOf the skull
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
developmental · rostral · anterior · encephalon · neuroanatomy · cortical · subcortical · commissure
Brain's signal switchboard
- somatosensoryRelating to bodily sensation
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
Emotion-processing brain cluster
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- affectProduce change upon
- fearEmotional response to threat
- angerIntense hostile emotion
joy · sadness · anxiety · pleasure · reward · motivation · mood · dopamine
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
hormones · thermoregulation · circadian · sleep-wake · appetite · hunger · thirst · neuroendocrine
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
thought · understanding · awareness · judgment · learning · memory · imagination · creativity · abstraction · conceptualization
thalamus
Brain's signal switchboard
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- cranialOf the skull
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
embryonic · developmental · rostral · anterior · encephalon · neuroanatomy · cortical · subcortical · commissure · meninges
thalamus
Brain's signal switchboard
- somatosensoryRelating to bodily sensation
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
amygdala
Emotion-processing brain cluster
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- affectProduce change upon
- fearEmotional response to threat
anger · joy · sadness · anxiety · pleasure · reward · motivation · mood · dopamine · serotonin
hypothalamus
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
pituitary · hormones · thermoregulation · circadian · sleep-wake · appetite · hunger · thirst · neuroendocrine · feedback
- neuroanatomycerebellum, cerebral cortex, thalamus, hypothalamus, brainstem
- brain partscerebellum, hippocampus, brainstem, thalamus, hypothalamus
- fish anatomygills, fins, tail, eye, pelvic fins
- neurodevelopmentneural tube, neurogenesis, neuroblast, neuroblasts, neural tube defects
- Bird Brainpallium
forebrainhindbrain
Rear brain division
brainstem · medulla oblongata · midbrain · cerebellum · pons