The cerebrum (cerebral cortex)

The reason the cerebral cortex is wrinkled…

(The cerebral cortex is wrinkled) because it reduces needed surface area, makes communication more efficient, decreases signal distance

The lobes of the cerebral cortex are

Frontal parietal, temporal, occipital

Function/Location of the frontal lobe

Just behind the forehead
Linguistic processing
higher order thinking
muscle movements
executive function
(motor cortex)

Function/location of the parietal lobe

Top-rear of the head
Receives sensory input for touch/body position

Function/location of the temporal lobe

Above the ears
Receives auditory inputs (opposite ear)
language processing

Function/location of the occipital lobe

Back of the head
Receives vision inputs

The Motor cortex (Function/location)

Located at the rear of frontal lobe
Controls voluntary movements

Somatosensory cortex (Function/location)

Located at the front of parietal lobes
Registers/processes touch + movement sensation

Location of the visual cortex

Occipital lobe (location of visual cortex)

Location of auditory cortex

Temporal lobes (location of auditory cortex)

Association areas

Areas of the cerebral cortex not involved in primary motor functions.
Involved in higher functions (thinking, learning, remembering, speaking

Prefrontal cortex (Location/function)

Forward part of frontal lobes
judgement

The reason the cerebral cortex is wrinkled…

(The cerebral cortex is wrinkled) because it reduces needed surface area

The lobes of the cerebral cortex are

Frontal

Function/Location of the frontal lobe

Just behind the forehead
Linguistic processing
higher order thinking
muscle movements
executive function
(motor cortex)

Function/location of the parietal lobe

Top-rear of the head
Receives sensory input for touch/body position

Function/location of the temporal lobe

Above the ears
Receives auditory inputs (opposite ear)
language processing

Function/location of the occipital lobe

Back of the head
Receives vision inputs

The Motor cortex (Function/location)

Located at the rear of frontal lobe
Controls voluntary movements

Somatosensory cortex (Function/location)

Located at the front of parietal lobes
Registers/processes touch + movement sensation

Location of the visual cortex

Occipital lobe (location of visual cortex)

Location of auditory cortex

Temporal lobes (location of auditory cortex)

Association areas

Areas of the cerebral cortex not involved in primary motor functions.
Involved in higher functions (thinking

Prefrontal cortex (Location/function)

Forward part of frontal lobes
judgement, planning, social interactions, new memory processing