Brain Lobes and Functions

Flashcards about brain lobes and their functions.

Frontal Lobe

Responsible for reasoning, problem solving, planning, voluntary motor activity, and speech.

Parietal Lobe

Processes sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain; involved in spatial orientation & body awareness.

Temporal Lobe

Responsible for processing auditory information, memory formation, and understanding language.

Occipital Lobe

Primarily responsible for processing visual information.

Primary Motor Area

Area in the frontal lobe responsible for voluntary motor activity.

Premotor Area

Area in the frontal lobe associated with motor control and planning movements.

Motor Speech (Broca's) area

Area in frontal lobe related to speech production.

Prefrontal area

Area in the frontal lobe involved in complex cognitive functions.

Primary Somatosensory Area

Area that receives sensory information related to touch, and pain.

Somatosensory Association Area

Area that interprets sensory information.

Primary Taste Area

Area responsible for processing taste sensations.

Primary Auditory Area

Area that receives auditory information.

Auditory Association Area

Area involves with interpretation of sounds.

Sensory Speech (Wernicke's) Area

Area that decodes speech to understand it.

Primary Visual Area

Area that receives visual information.

Visual Association Area

Area involved in recognition and interpretation of visual stimuli.