In 2006 the BGA and Sprehe sought copies under Illinois' Freedom of Information Act of federal subpoenas of the Governor's Office issued by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
The cerebellum plays an important role in balance, motor control, but is also involved in some cognitive functions such as attention, language, emotional functions (such as regulating fear and pleasure responses) and in the processing of procedural memories.
The brain cortex or cerebral cortex is the part of the brain which is responsible for higher thought and function. When people think of the brain, they usually visualize images they have seen of the cerebral cortex, since it is the largest part of the brain, and it is the area of the brain which differentiates humans from other animals.