Parts of the brain

Name the four lobes of the brain

frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes

Which side of the brain is normally language dominant?

Left

What do we call the remainder of a cortex which is unknown

Association cortex

Gyrus =

ridge

Sulcus=

valley

What are the important features of the frontal lobe?

brocas, precentral gyrus

What are the important features of the parital lobe

postcentral gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus

What are the important features of the temporal lobe

wernickes, primary auditory cortex,

What is a homonculus

A localisation of specifc motor and sensory neurons

Frontal association cortex

• intelligence

• personality

• behaviour

• mood

• cognitive function

• morals

Parietal association cortex

• spatial skills

• 3D recognition

• abstract

Temporal association cortex

• memory'

• mood

• agression

• intelligence