It is involved with memory and hearing, and process information from our senses of smell, taste, and sound. They also play a role in memory storage.
It contains the brain's visual processing system: it processes images from our eyes and links that information with images stored in memory.
It is responsible to manage sensation, handwriting, and body position. It interprets sensory information, such as temperature and touch, and is responsible for processing sensory information from various parts of the body.
It serves as a conduit from the brain to the spinal cord. As a result, is involved with motor, sensory, and special sensory function, as well as regulation of temperature, cardiac function, respiratory function, and consciousness.
It is responsible for many of the aspects of cognition that seem uniquely human, including aspects of planning, language, emotional control, and personality.
It has an important role in motor activity. But it is also connected to many regions of the cerebrum, ingluding those involved in sensory systems, cognition, language and emotions.