Brain Area + Function Flashcards
Visual area
Occipital lobe
Sight
Image recognition
Image perception
Association area
Temporal lobe
Short term memory
Equilibrium
Emotion
Motor function area
Frontal lobe
Initiation of voluntary muscles
Broca’s area
Frontal lobe
Muscles of speech
Auditory area
Temporal lobe
Hearing
Emotional area
Pain
Hunger
Flight or fight response
Sensory association area
Parietal lobe
Olfactory area
Frontal lobe
Smelling
Sensory area
Parietal lobe
Sensation from muscles and skin
Somatosensory association area
Parietal lobe
Evaluation of weight, texture, temperature, etc for object recognition
Wernicke’s area
Temporal lobe
Written and spoken language comprehension
Motor function area
Frontal lobe
Eye movement and orientation
Higher mental functions
Frontal lobe
Concentration Planning Judgement Emotional expression Creativity Inhibition
Motor functions
Cerebellum
Coordination of movement
Balance and equilibrium
Posture
Frontal lobe
Executive functions Thinking Planning Organising and problem solving Emotions and behavioural control Personality
Thinking, memory, behaviour, movement
Motor cortex
Frontal lobe
Movement
Sensory context
Parietal lobe
Sensations
Parietal lobe
Perception
Making sense of the world
Arithmetic
Spelling
Language and touch
Occipital lobe
Vision
Temporal lobe
Language
Memory
Understanding
Hearing, learning, feelings
Cerebellum
Balance
Coordination
Brain stem
Breathing
Heart rate
Temperature
