an English doctor who published the Cerebri Anatome in which he described the anatomy and function of the human brain ; developed the first detailed description of the many major parts of the brain , the cranial nerves , ventricles , and blood circulation within the brain through autopsies and systematic dissections ; identified and described the ...
The cerebellum plays an important role in balance, motor control, but is also involved in some cognitive functions such as attention, language, emotional functions (such as regulating fear and pleasure responses) and in the processing of procedural memories.
A set of structures in the centre, known as the basal ganglia, are responsible for sending messages between the separate areas of the brain. The lobes are responsible for controlling; problem solving and judgement (frontal lobes), sensation and body position (parietal lobes), memory and hearing (temporal lobes), and the processing of visual stimuli (occipital lobes).