Psychology Chapter 3

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pons a brain structure located at the the top of the brain stem that is involved in respiration, movement and sleep
association areas areas of the cerebral cortex that are involved in such mental operations as thinking, memory, learning and problem solving
cerebrum an area in the brain that is responsible for voluntary movement and balance
thalamus the structure of the brain that relays messages from the sense organs to the cerebral cortex
limbic system a group of neural structures at the base of the cerebral hemisphere that is associated with emotion and motivation