Neuron Systems

Cerebral Cortex	Functions:	Thought Voluntary movement Language Reasoning Perception	The outer covering of the cerebral hemispheres consisting mostly of nerve cell bodies and branches; involved in functions such as thought, voluntary movement, language, reasoning, and perception.
Cerebellum	Functions:	Movement Balance Posture	The cerebellum involved in central regulation of movement, such as basic movement, balance, and posture.
Brain Stem	Functions:	Breathing Heart Rate Blood Pressure	Some of these areas responsible for the most basic functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Hypothalamus	Functions:	Body Temperature Emotions Hunger Thirst Circadian Rhythms	The structure is involved in functions including homeostasis, emotion, thirst hunger, circadian rhythms, and control of the autonomic nervous system. In addition, it controls the pituitary.
Thalamus	Functions:	Sensory Processing Movement
Limbic System	Functions:	Emotions	The structure has sensory and motor functions. Almost all sensory information enters this structure where neurons send that information to the overlying cortex.
Hippocampus	Functions:	Learning Memory	This part of the brain is important for learning and memory and for converting short term memory to more permanent memory, and for recalling spatial relationships in the world about us.
Basal Ganglia	Functions:	Movement	Group of structures which coordinate movement; located in the forebrain.
Midbrain	Functions:	Vision Audition Eye Movement Body Movement	The midbrain involved in functions such as vision, hearing, eye movement, and body movement.