hindbrain

• hindbrain (brainstem)


  located at back of brain
• hind brain responsible for

  • automatic survival functions (heart rate, breathing)
  • coordination of voluntary muscle movement (balance, coughing).
• pons


  group that connects the cerebral cortex with the medulla
• pons


  transfers neural messages between parts of brain and spinal cord
• pons - involved in

  • sleep
  • arousal
  • walking
  • breathing
• injury to pons

  • sleep disturbance
  • sensory problems
• medulla

  • lowest part of brain
  • connects brain to spinal cord
• medulla regulates

  • involuntary bodily functions (swallowing, digestion)
• damages to medulla

  • physiological disfunction
• cerebellum (little brain) regulates

  • coordination
  • voluntary movement
  • balance
  • motor skill learning
• damage to cerebellum

  • reduced motor control
  • imbalance (trouble kicking a ball)