Cerebral morphology is the general description of the structures and features of the brain.

As an anatomical organ, the brain is an enlargement of the superior end of the spinal cord. The brain itself is divided into three major anatomical regions, the prosencephalon (forebrain), mesencephalon (midbrain) and the rhombencephalon (hindbrain).

The prosencephalon is divided into the diencephalon and the telencephalon (also known as the cerebrum). The cerebrum contains the two large bilateral hemispherical cerebral cortex that are responsible for the intellectual functions, personality, speech, and higher level sensory processing (e.g., coordinating and interpreting vision and hearing). The mesencephalon region serves as a bridge between higher and lower brain functions, and contains a number of centers associated with regions that create strong drives to certain behaviors. The rhombencephalon consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and cerebellum is an area largely devoted to lower brain functions, including...