The pons coordinates a number of important functions, including: Movement Sensory input, such as hearing and taste Balance in the head, neck, and body Eye movement Sleeping Dreaming Digestion

Your pons relays and regulates the signals that give you the sensation of pain from anywhere in your body below your neck. It works with other brain structures. Your pons is a key connection point to your cerebellum, another key part of your brain that handles balance and movement.

The pons is one of three parts of the brainstem. Its functions include sensation and motor function, especially in the head and neck. Four of the 12 cranial nerves are present in the pons, as well as the reticular activating system. Injuries or strokes affecting the pons may lead to problems with facial sensation, motor function, vision.

Your pons relays and regulates the signals that give you the sensation of pain from anywhere in your body below your neck. It works with other brain structures. Your pons is a key connection point to your cerebellum, another key part of your brain that handles balance and movement.

The pons is part of a highway-like structure between the brain and the body known as the brainstem. The brainstem is made up of three sections, and carries vital information to the body. The pons relays information about motor function, sensation, eye movement, hearing, taste, and more.