Functional Anatomy of The Brain Flashcards
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Frontal lobe
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- Decision making, problem solving, planning
- Contains pre-central gyrus: voluntary motor movements
2
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Parietal lobe
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- Receives + processes sensory information
- Contains post-central gyrus: detects touch, temperature, pressure + pain
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Occipital lobe
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Visual processing
4
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Temporal lobe
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- Memory, emotion, hearing + language
- Contains: olfactory nerve, hippocampus + amygdala