Parts of the Brain

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What is the role of the frontal lobe?
Higher order functioning. Has a role in voluntary movement, primary motor cortex etc
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What is the prefrontal cortex's role?
abstract thinking, regulate behaviour, inhibits messages from the amygdala
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what is the role of the occipital lobe?
visual processing center
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what is the role of the temporal lobe?
important in organising sensory input, auditory perception, language and speech production
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what is the role of the parietal lobe?
comprehension, visual functioning, taste, temp and touch intergrated
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What components make up the limbic system?
hypothalamus, amygdala, thalamus and the hippocampus
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What is the role of the hippocampus?
storage of LTM and past knowledge/experiences. Learning and memory
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what is the role of the amygdala?
helps respond to fear, memories and emotion. Role in aggression and anger
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what is the role of the hypothalamus?
responsible for production of hormones, regulating body temperature and the 4Fs
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what is the role of the Thalamus?
attention span, sensing pain, keep track of bodily sensations. regulates sleep.
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