Structure And Function Of The Brain Flashcards
Where is the occipital lobe located and what is its function?
-Located at the back of the Brain
-Main target for visual information
- sight ability
-Visual context
-Visual information (from our eyes)
Where is the temporal lobe located and what is its function?;;
-Lateral portion of each hemisphere located near the temples
-Primary target for auditory information
-Understanding spoken language
-Advanced visual process
- helps hearing, understanding ;creating speech
-Plays a part in emotional and movational behaviours
(Werniche’s aphasia)
- ability to speak
- unable to create language correctly
- processing speech
- people with it have the ability to understand what you are saying
Where is the frontal lobe located and what is its function?
- Decision making
- problem solving consentration
-Located at the front of the brain
-Contains the primary motor cortex & pre frontal cortex
-Planning of movements
-Recent memory
-Emotion such as aggression
-Crucial for planning and controlling thoughts and behaviours
Where is the parietal lobe located and what is its function?
-Top of the brain between the frontal lobe and occipital lobe
- ability to understand the world sense of touch
-Responsible for bodily sensations and monitors all the information about eyes , head and body positions before passing it to the brain areas that controls movement
Where is the cerebellum located and what is its function?
-Large hindbrain structure located below the occipital lobe
-Contributes to the control of movement
-Important for balance and coronation
- motor skills
- takes informations ( senses, spinal cord, ect)
Kunal has damaged his cerebellum in a cycling accident. How might kunals behavior be different to before the accident?
-Movement , problems balance problems
- motor skills
- senses information damaged
Frontal lobe
The area at the front of the brain responsible for decision making and impulse control
Desision making,impulse control
Controls:problem solving, concentration
Contains:motor cortex (voluntary movements)
Temporal Lobe
The area on the side of the brain that controls hearing and memory
Helps: hearing, understanding ; creating speech
Producing and processing sound based information (contains auditory cortex)
Helps memory function
Wernickes aphasia
Able to speak
Unable to create language correctly (speach)
Processing speech
Able to understand
Parietal lobe
Perception (ability to understand the world)
Somatosensory(sense of touch) front of the parental lobe
Occipital lobe
The area at the back of the brain that controls vision
Ability to see
Visual information(from our eyes)
Visual cortex
Cerebellum
An area of the brain near to the brain stream that controls motor movement
Motor skills (vital role in movement , coordination and balance)
Takes information from (senses, spinal cord, etc)
Upper part of the brain and has an outer cortex
Spinal cord and brain
Brain is able to communicate to the rest of the body through the spinal cord
Information passes between the brain and the spinal cord through brain stem which also controls reflexes
