Frontal Lobe - Allows reason and planning - Initiates voluntary movements - Modulates emotions and is involved in the making of personality - Capable of turning thoughts into words |
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Parietal Lobe - Allows sensory perception - Takes in auditory and visual signals and associates them with memory - Allows understanding of written and verbal language |
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Temporal Lobe - Distinguishes volume and frequency - Involved in forming and calling memory - Right: visual memory; left: verbal memory - Upper portion allows understanding of words |
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Occipital Lobe - Decodes visual information - Analyzes form, colour and movement - Allows you to recognize and identify objects |
Monday, July 11, 2011
Major Sections of the Brain
Again, for the purpose of my own studying, I will type brief, point-form notes that are relevant to the topic.
NOTE: All images are from Wikipedia
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Ah, organizing the table nearly killed me! @ @
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