Frontal Lobes and Temporal lobes

Prefrontal Cortex FL

Executive functions, behaviour, personality, impulsivity

premotor cortex FL

function of movement

primary motor FL

voluntary muscle movement, social impacts might be prevelant when its damaged

broccas area FL

muscles of speech and production. only in left hemisphere

Temporal lobe function

auditory input and memory

processing affect/emotions

langauge processing

emtional reactions and understanding (impacts how we learn from others

Left and right Temporal lobe

Left: dominant: understanding language, learning, remembering verbal info

Right: less dominant: learning and remembering non verbal info

damage to temporal lobe

difficulty in understanding spoken word

selective attentino

difficulty in learning and retaining new info

impaired factual and long term memory

increased or decreased interest in sexual behaviour

emotional disturbance (aggressive)

how to treat

damage: different from behavioural perspective. use cognitive elasticicty to manage issues. need to have approach what isnt psychological but behavioural and social