when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions

the most interior part of the brain

a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

located at the base of the brain. This area connects the cerebrum and the cerebellum to the spinal cord, acting as a relay station for these areas.

each of the parts of the cerebrum of the brain

done without will or conscious control.

the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.

the visual processing area of the brain

the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.

The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves, called the cerebral hemispheres

either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information.

a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

nickname for the cerebellum, a major structure of the hindbrain that is located near the brainstem

each of the paired lobes of the brain lying beneath the temples, including areas concerned with the understanding of speech.

done, given, or acting of one's own free will.