Parts of the Brain Flashcards
Frontal Lobe
(top left) higher-order thinking, problem-solving, planning and decision making
Parietal lobe
(top right) sensory information, relating to touch, spatial awareness and body position
temporal lobe
(bottom middle) auditory processing, memory and language
occipital lobe
(right middle) visual processing and interpretation
cerebllum
(fat baggy bit at bottom) coordinates movement, balance and motor learning
pre-frontal cortex
(nestled in frontal lobe) planning, impulse control and social interactions
brain stem
(obvs) contols basic life functions such as breathing, heart rate and sleep cycles
hippocampus
(lil antlers inside) memory formation and spatial navigation
amygdala
(little earrings for the hippocampus) processes emotions, especially fear and pleasure