4 lobes of the brain Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 4 lobes
A
frontal, parietal, occiptal, temporal
2
Q
describe the frontal lobe
A
located at the front of your brain
responsible for:
-higher thinking and problem solving
-personality and emotions
3
Q
describe the parietal lobe
A
located at the top of your head (pat)
responsible for:
-hearing and language
-body sensations and perceptions
-body awareness through touch, pressure, pain and movement
4
Q
occiptal lobe
A
located at the back of your brain (eyes in the back of your head)
responsible for:
- vision and perception
5
Q
temporal lobe
A
located at the sides of your brain
responsible for:
- understanding, language
- memory acquisition
- facial recognition, object recognition
- perception