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Every structure in the atlas, written out.
Read the lobes and the special structures inside them without hunting through the diagram — every entry opens its own page.
Frontal Lobe
Prefrontal Cortex
The brain's chief executive.
Frontal Lobe
Primary Motor Cortex
A strip of tissue that moves your whole body.
Frontal Lobe
Broca's Area
Where thoughts become spoken words.
Frontal Lobe
Orbitofrontal Cortex
The value calculator behind your eyes.
Parietal Lobe
Somatosensory Cortex
Your body, drawn in touch.
Parietal Lobe
Angular Gyrus
The translator between senses, symbols and meaning.
Parietal Lobe
Precuneus
The quiet hub of self-reflection.
Temporal Lobe
Hippocampus
The seahorse that writes your memories.
Temporal Lobe
Amygdala
The almond-shaped alarm bell.
Temporal Lobe
Primary Auditory Cortex
Air pressure becomes music here.
Temporal Lobe
Wernicke's Area
Where sound turns into meaning.
Temporal Lobe
Fusiform Gyrus
The face specialist.
Occipital Lobe
Primary Visual Cortex (V1)
The first draft of everything you see.
Occipital Lobe
Area V4
The color laboratory.
Occipital Lobe
Area MT (V5)
The motion detector.
Corpus Callosum
Genu
The front knee of the bridge.
Corpus Callosum
Body
The long central span.
Corpus Callosum
Splenium
The rear bundle that shares what you see.
Corpus Callosum
Rostrum
The slender beak beneath the genu.
Cerebellum
Cerebellar Cortex
The most densely folded tissue in your head.
Cerebellum
Vermis
The midline that keeps you upright.
Cerebellum
Deep Cerebellar Nuclei
The output gate of the little brain.
Brainstem
Medulla Oblongata
The autopilot for breathing and heartbeat.
Brainstem
Pons
The bridge — and the gateway to dreaming.
Brainstem
Midbrain
Reflex eyes, ears, and the dopamine source.
Brainstem
Reticular Formation
The dimmer switch for consciousness.