Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain Flashcards
1
Q
4 lobes of the cerebral cortex
A
occipital
parietal
temporal
frontal
2
Q
frontal
A
planning, creative thinking and personality
3
Q
parietal lobes
A
top of brain
contains somatosensory
4
Q
somatosensory cortex
A
receives information about sensation
5
Q
occipital lobes
A
back of head
contains visual cortex(processes visual signals)
6
Q
motor cortex
A
voluntary movement
7
Q
temporal lobes
A
on side of the head
contains auditory cortex(process sound) and wernicke’s area(language comprehension-left side)
8
Q
plasticity
A
flexibility of brain structures
Can shift functions from damaged to undamaged brain areas
Damage brain can form new synapses, reorganize
Can physically change structure in response to learning
9
Q
mirror neurons
A
fire when observing another person doing something
