What are the three major divisions of the brain? What functions does each division control?

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* The hindbrain involves survival functions and includes the: (a) medulla, (b) pons, and (c) cerebellum.
* The midbrain is composed of pathways to higher brain centers including the reticular formation.
* The forebrain is concerned with the communication between the two hemispheres (the corpus callosum connects the hemispheres) and the subcortical structures including the (a) limbic system, (b) thalamus, (c) hypothalamus, and (d) basal ganglia. (See Study Chart: Major Structures of the Brain, p. 73).