Lobes of the cerebral cortex
- Created by: Shreeya Bhan
- Created on: 07-04-13 11:08
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- Lobes of the cerebral cortex
- Frontal lobes: associated with higher mental abilities, sense of self and control of movement
- primary motor area: directs body's muscles and contains mirror neurons (neurons that get activated when a motor action is carried out and when another organism is observed carrying out the same action)
- Frontal association cortex: combines and processes info - damage leads to: aphasia (impaired ability to use language) -
- Broca's area: speech center; damage causes motor aphasia i.e.difficulty in speaking or writing - related to grammar and pronunciation
- Prefrontal area: related to more complex behaviors and sense of self,emotional life, reasoning and planning - drug abuse can damage this area
- Parietal lobes: area where bodily sensations register
- Primary somatosensory area: receiving area for body sensations
- Temporal lobes: located on each side of the brain; hearing registers in this part
- Primary auditory area: hearing registers here first
- Wernicke's area: related to language comprehension; damage leads to receptive aphasia - difficulty in understanding the meaning of the words
- Occipital lobe: where vision registers
- Primary visual area: first receives input from eyes - damage can cause visual agnosia: inability to identify seen objects
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- Frontal lobes: associated with higher mental abilities, sense of self and control of movement
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