The Brain - Module 12 - Lobes & Cortex Flashcards

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Cerebrum

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The hemispheres that contribute 85% of the brain’s weight, neural systems within the cerebrum form specialized work teams that enable our perceiving, thinking and speaking

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Cerebral Cortex

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Surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres, the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center

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Glial Cells

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Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish and protect neurons, impact learning and thinking

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Frontal Lobes

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Behind the forehead, involved in speaking and muscle movement - planning, complex thinking, personality, judgement, behavior, concentration, self-awareness

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Parietal Lobes

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At the top of head and to the rear, receives sensory input for touch and body position, processes sense of touch

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Occipital Lobes

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Back of the head, receives and processes information from the visual fields

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Temporal Lobes

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Above the ears, receiving information primarily from the opposite ear - language, sequence, organization

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Motor Cortex

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Rear of frontal lobes, controls voluntary movements

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Somatosensory Cortex

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Front of parietal lobes, registers and processes body touch and movement sensations (incoming sensations)

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Visual Cortex

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In occipital lobes, back of brain, visual information goes to other areas that identify words, detect emotions, recognize facts, etc.

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Auditory Cortex

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In temporal lobes, receives information from opposite eat

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Association Areas

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Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking and speaking

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Prefrontal Cortex

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Forward part of frontal lobe, conscious brain, enables judgment, planning, and processing of new memories

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Plasticity

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The brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience

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Neurogenesis

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The formation of new neurons

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