Brain and Neuropsychology

Question 1

Cortex

Answer 1

The outmost layer of the brain divided into the lobes and associated with higher-level thinking skills

Question 2

Frontal lobe

Answer 2

Lobe at front of the brain associated with attention, control, and decision making

Question 3

Parietal lobe

Answer 3

Located at the top of the brain and associated with bodily sensations e.g. perception of our position and touch

Question 4

Occipital lobe

Answer 4

The area at the back which controls vision

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

The area that controls motor activity

Question 6

Brain stem

Answer 6

Connects spinal cord to the brain and involved in reflexes

Question 7

Hemisphere

Answer 7

Half of the brain (left and right)

Question 8

Asymmetrical

Answer 8

Different hemispheres are responsible for different behaviors

Question 9

Corpus callosum

Answer 9

the tissue connecting the two hemispheres and allows for communication between the two

Question 10

Broca’s region

Answer 10

Controls the production of speech

Question 11

Temporal lobe

Answer 11

located at the side of the brain and functions to process auditory information