AP Psychology
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Brain Stem
controls heart rate and breathing
Corpus Callosum
Connects the left and right hemispheres
Pituitary Gland
Produces hormones and stores hormones produced by the hypothalamus
Hippocampus
plays a vital role in goal-directed behavior
Amygdala
evaluates your environment for potential dangers
Thalamus
plays a major role in regulating arousal, the level of awareness, and activity.
Hypothalamus
plays role in maintaining homeostasis and the stimulation of hormone release
Diencephalon
Relays sensory information between brain regions and controls many autonomic functions of the peripheral nervous system
Basal Ganglia
vital for voluntary behavior, typically prevents behavior, a pause in BG output leads to initiation of actions
Broca's area
plays a role in language comprehension, movement and action
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