brain vocab

Gyrus

a fold on the surface of the cerebral cortex

frontal lobe

controls voluntary movement, personality, and higher executive functions

parietal lobe

behind the frontal lobe, controls spatial awareness and sensory processing like touch,pain,and temperature

temporal lobe

located behind the temples and controls audible processing

occipital lobe

at the back of the head and controls visual processing

basal nuclei

a group of interconnected structures within the brain that controls voluntary movement

dopamine

chemical messenger that’s produce in the brain and makes us feel motivated

association areas

regions of the brain that integrate sensory and visual information

integrative centers

neural hubs that receive, process, and synthesize diverse information

prefrontal cortex

at the front of the frontal lobe and controls executive functions