Responsible for higher-order
cognitive functions like
decision-making, problem-solving,
and planning.

Processes sensory information
like touch, spatial awareness,
and navigation.

Processes emotions like
fear and pleasure.
Significant in emotional
learning and memory.

Central to processing
auditory information
and memory association.

Primarily responsible for
visual processing, including color, shape, and motion perception.

Transmits nerve signals
from the cortex and midbrain
to organs around the body.
For example, the
vagus and cardiac accelerator
nerves connect to the
heart and other organs.
These nerves are involved
in the rest and digest
and fight or flight responses.