Brain Flashcards
(13 cards)
Left hemisphere
-controls movement(right side)
-ordering words-speech
Right hemisphere
Controls movement left side
-processing meaning for a set of words
Frontal lobe
Front of brain
Higher cognitive functions
Temporal lobe
-Located on both sides- temples
Face recognition, perception
Occipital Lobe
Back of the brain
Received sensory info from retinas
Parietal lobe
-Located above the temporal lobes, between frontal and occipital lobe
-integrating info from the body’s sense to build a picture.
Corpus callosum
Allows the two hemispheres to communicate
Info being processed side-rest
Broca’s area
Paul Broca
Critical for speech
Perform cognitive task unrelated to language
Wernicke’s area
Carl Wernicke
-understanding language
-laterite portion of left temporal lobe
Motor cortex
Voluntary movements
Frontal lobe
Both hemispheres have one
Visual cortex
Largest system in brain
In occipital lobe
In both right and left hemispheres
Intergrate visual info
Auditory cortex
Hearing
In temporal lobe of both hemispheres
Damage to the auditory cortex results in issues with sound
Somato-sensory cortex
Detects sensory info
In parietal lobe
Produces sensation of touch,pressure,temp and pain