Parts of the Brain Flashcards
What are the 4 lobes?
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occiptal
What is the Frontal Association Cortex for?
Intelligence
Personality
Behaviour
Mood
Cognitive Function
What is the Parietal Association Cortex for?
Spatial Skills
3D recognition (shapes, faces, concepts)
What is the Temporal Association Cortex for?
Memory
Mood
Aggression
Intelligence
What is the more dominant hemisphere?
Left, mostly for speech and language
What are some effects of injury on the non-dominant hemisphere?
Loss of non-verbal language
Speech - lacks emotion
Spatial Disorientation
Loss of musical appreciation
Inability to recognise familier objects
What is the non-dominant (right) hemisphere used for?
Non-verbal communication (body language)
Emotional expression (tone)
Spatial Skills (3D)
Artistic/Musical Skills
Conceptual Understanding
How many subdivisions of the brain are there?
3
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
What partially separates the temporal and parietal lobe?
Later Fissure
Premotor Cortex
Planning
Primary Motor Cortex
(Precentral Gyrus)
Has large motor neurons that control movement (execution)
Primary Sensory Cortex
(Postcentral Gyrus)
Discriminative Sensory Information
Pain + Temp
Supramarginal Gyrus
Understanding + Conducting READING
Angular Gyrus
WRITING
Primary Auditory Complex
Divides sounds into time and tone
