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.
This response, called the light reflex, is regulated by three structures: the retina, the pretectum, and the midbrain. In th... The midbrain (mesencephalon) and diencephalon constitute the anterior portion of the brain stem. Sensory and motor nuclei for cranial nerves extend from the hindbrain to the midbrain.