recognise that the cerebral cortex can be divided into a number of discrete areas, which have specific functions, including the frontal, occipital, parietal and temporal lobes

Hindbrain function

movement and balance

links spinal cord to rest of brain controls vital functions

hindbrain location

lower back of brain

what does the midbrain coordinate

movement, sleep, arousal

where is the midbrain located

connection btwn brain and spinal cord

what does the forebrain do

higher order thinking, receives/process sensory info, planning, language, emotion

where is the forebrain located

top of brain

cerebrum

largest part of brain made up of grey - cerebral cortex and white matter - deeper brain structure

cerebrum function

sensory, voluntary movement, higher mental functions

cerebral cortex

grey matter - outer layer of cerebrum = very thin

contains billions of neurons

what is the cerebral cortex made up of

frontal, tempora, parietal, occipital

frontal lobe function

decision making, planning, movement

temporal lobe function

hearing and memory

parietal lobe function

sensory info (taste, smell etc) and spatial awareness

occipital lobe function

visual processing

what happens when frontal damaged

unable to learn new things, poor planning, loss motor control

what happens when parietal damaged

inability process sensation, parts of body feel numb

what happens when temporal damaged

forms of deafness

what happens when occipital damaged

lack of sight, difficulty recognising colours, shapes, faces, objects

what lobe is the primary motor cortex in

frontal

corpus callosum

band white neural fibres connecting two hemispheres

left hemisphere

contralateral - sensory, motor

speech, language, comprehension

recognition words, letters, numbers

right hemisphere

contralateral - sensory, motor

creativity, spatial

recognition faces, places, objects