Regions Of The Brain

Question 1

What is included in the cerebral cortex?

Answer 1

Broken into 4 hemispheres
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital

Question 2

What are included in the forebrain?

Answer 2

Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, lymbic system, thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 3

Executive function, impulse control, long term planning (prefrontal cortex), motor function (primary motor cortex), and speech production (Broca)…

Answer 3

Frontal lobe (Phineas Gage)

Question 4

What is the basal ganglia responsible for? And what disease is characterized by damage to basal ganglia

Answer 4

Coordinates movements, smoothen movements, postural stability. Damage = Parkinson’s (jerky movements)

Question 5

What are the functions of the parietal lobe?

Answer 5

Sensation (touch, temp, pain - somatosensory cortex), spatial processing, orientation and manipulation

Question 6

What areas are included in the temporal hemisphere and what do they do?

Answer 6

Auditory cortex - sound
Wenicke’s - speech perception
Limbic system (memory and emotion)

Question 7

What are some specific parts of the limbic system?

Answer 7

Amygdala - controls fear and aggression
Septal nuclei - pleasure seeking, addiction

Question 8

Consolidates memories and communicate with the limbic system (part of the forebrain)

Answer 8

Hippocampus