Dr. taylor bled into her left cerebral hemisphere. what is the function of the cerebrum? dr. taylor bled into her left cerebral hemisphere. what is the function of the cerebrum? processes visual and auditory data, generates reflexive somatic motor responses, and maintains consciousness coordinates complex somatic motor patterns and adjusts the output of other somatic motor centers conscious thought processes, intellectual functions, memory storage and processing, and conscious/subconscious control of skeletal muscle controls emotions, has autonomic functions, and functions in hormone productions in addition to being a center for the relay and processing of sensory information