LOBES OF THE BRAIN Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

Corpus Callosum

Location Corpus Callosum

Function: Corpus Callosum l A band of nerve fibers that divide the brain into right and left hemispheres & tranfers information l Split Brain?

Frontal Lobe- Location Frontal Lobe

Prefrontal Cortex - Function lLlLobe responsible for thought processes involving emotion & intuition. lClCase of Phineas Gage lClCase of Kristina Buffy

Location- Motor Cortex

Motor Cortex- Function l Processes the information for voluntary muscle movement. l Works top down and on opposite sides of the body.

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Broca’s Area ( Speech Center) l Responsible for speech production l Controls muscles necessary to produce words

The Parietal Lobe Parietal Lobe

The Somatosensory Cortex-Location

The Somatosensory Cortex-Function

Somatosensory Cortex- Function lPlProcesses sensory information from the touch receptors in the body. lHlHeat, Pain, Cold, Sense of Touch

The Occipital Lobe- Location Occipital Lobe

The Visual Cortex- Function l Process sight information. l You can be “blind” with 20/20 vision l Visual Function

The Temporal Lobe- Location Temporal Lobe

The Auditory Area l Located at the top of the Temporal Lobe. l The purpose is to pattern incoming sound vibrations.

Wernickes Area l Interprets spoken word (auditory cortex) l Functions in conjunction with Broca’s area ( motor cortex)

The Auditory Area- Location

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