Brain Lobes

Question 1

What is the Frontal Lobe and what are its functions?

Answer 1

• Frontal Lobe is the largest lobe
• It is the Primary Motor Cortex = in charge of voluntary muscle control
• Also is in charge of thinking, personality, problem solving, decision making, emotional regulation, and attention span
• Brocca’s area is in charge of speech

Question 2

What are the Temporal Lobe functions?

Answer 2

• Primary auditory cortex = Receives auditory info from ears and then processes it so we understand what we are hearing
• Hippocampus = where episodic memories are formed which are autobiographical memories of events
• Amygdala = attaches emotion to memories

Question 3

What are the Parietal Lobe functions?

Answer 3

• Processing inputs from the senses especially touch, pressure, temperature, muscle movement

Question 4

What are the functions of the Occipital Lobe?

Answer 4

• Primary Visual Cortex = receives visual info from eyes and then processes it so we understand depth, distance, location, identity of object seen

Question 5

What are the functions of the Cerebellum?

Answer 5

• Fine motor control = balance + coordination