The frontal lobe performs some of the most important tasks, such as: planning, reasoning, movement, and even some aspects of speech; however, this is no surprise considering that it is the largest out of all four lobes. Not to mention, the frontal lobe is also connected directly to the limbic system, which is where all emotions, cravings, and drives lie. The occipital lobe, also called the visual cortex, is the last out of the four lobes and lies directly in the back, above the cerebrum. …show more content…
It processes as well as interprets different sensory information from the eyes; essentially, allowing us to understand what we are actually looking at. One must always be careful when taking a fall and hitting their head, as damage to the occipital lobe can cause blindness. The brainstem is not only the oldest and most basic brain region, but also, in my opinion, the most important. It controls things we absolutely could not live without, such as breathing functions and our heart beat. It also helps mange other important functions such as: walking, digestion, body temperature, and removal of wastes. We may often take the brain stem for granted because most of the time the functions it allows us to perform are so unconscious to us! The corpus callosum is essentially the fibers that connect both sides of the brain together. Each hemisphere of the brain has specific functions it specializes in; however, the corpus callosum is the one which allows both sides to work together and integrate functions from both. Lastly, the limbic system and thalamus have several functions. To began, not only is the limbic system present working with the frontal lobe as mentioned in the former, but also it as well helps the brain stem in regulating temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar. Two important parts of the limbic system are called the hippocampus and the amygdala, which perform to allow us to form memories. Both also perform their own duties, such as the hippocampus- helping with integrating sensory information (allowing us to link the location of one object with another) and the amygdala- which not only helps connect particular senses together, but also helps in linking emotions with the inputs we receive from the environment around us. The thalamus on the other hand plays