Review of Functional Brain Areas; Part 2. This Lecture describes many pathologies associated with the Cerebral Cortex, and reviews the principle functions of .<br /><br />Review of Functional Brain Areas; Part 1. This Lecture reviews the principle functions of the Medulla Oblongata, the Midbrain, the Thalamus (Waking Center; .<br /><br />In Part 1 of Professor Fink's 2-Part Series on the Spinal Cord, he reviews the anatomy of the Spinal Cord and the functional organization at each segmental level.