Nucleus accumbens: Seeks pleasure and reward and plays a big role in addiction, as it releases the neurotransmitter dopamine
Corpus callosum: Enables the left and right hemispheres to communicate, allowing for coordinated body movement as well as complex thoughts that require logic (left side) and intuition (right side)
Amygdala: Processes and triggers emotions
Hypothalamus: Maintains the body’s status quo, links the endocrine and nervous systems, and produces and releases essential hormones and chemicals that regulate thirst.
Hippocampus: Produces and retrieves memories, regulates emotional responses and helps us navigate.
Putamen: Processes rhythm and regulates body movement and coordination