lobes

Frontal Lobes

Portion of the cerebral cortex just behind the forehead

Involves the motor cortex.

Involved in making plans and judgment

Parietal Lobes

Portion of the cerebral cortex at the top of the head.

Used for general processing, especially mathematical reasoning

Motor Cortex

Area of the brain at the back of the frontal lobe.

In charge of the movement of your body parts.

The motor cortex on the right side of your brain controls the movement of the left side of your body, and vice versa

Somatosensory Cortex

At the front of the parietal lobe.

Experiences and processes body touch and movement sensations.

The sensory cortex on the right side of your brain controls the sensation of the left side of your body, and vice versa

Temporal Lobes

The temporal lobe is involved in auditory processing.

It is also heavily involved in semantics both in speech and vision.

The temporal lobe contains the hippocampus and is therefore involved in memory formation as well

Occipital Lobes

Portion of the cerebral cortex just at the back the brain.

Responsible for visual functions.

Visual cortex

Broca's Area

Located in the left frontal lobe.

Is involved with expressive language.

Damage to this area results in difficulty with spoken language.

Area directs muscle movements important to speech production.

Wernicke's Area

Located in the temporal lobe.

Controls understanding of spoken inputs.

Plasticity

means the nervous system, and especially the brain, has the ability to adapt or modify itself as the result of experience

Divided Brains

Each hemisphere of the brain serves different functions. This lateralization, is apparent after brain damage

Left hemisphere is more active when a person deliberates over decisions, and speaks.

Right hemisphere understands simple requests, easily perceives objects and is more engaged when quick, intuitive responses are needed.

Right hemisphere is is also more active when copying drawings, recognizing faces and perceiving emotions.