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Assoc. Areas Integrates higher order thinking Interprets and acts on information processes by sensory
areas
Frontal Lobe Speaking, muscle movement. Making plans, judgment, Ultimate control information process center. Interprets and
decision-making and attention. acts on information processes by sensory areas
Prefrontal Cortex Critical role with how brain processes brain. Behind forehead and controls motor cortex
Motor Cortex Moves body parts: sends messages out to body, controls
body movement
Broca’s Area Produces speech thru control of motor cortex: in left frontal Damage disrupts speaking. Can sing and comprehend
lobe speech.
Temporal Lobe Auditory Above ear
Auditory Cortex Hears and processes sound Left hemisphere
Wernicke’s Area Processes speech, sound from outside large comp. Damage disrupts language comprehension
Auditory code and understanding
Occipital Lobe Visual area- receives visual cues from opposite visual field Back of head- above cerebellum contains visual cortex
Visual Cortex Visual area
Angular Gyrus Reads words-Reads allowed Damage: can’t speak, can’t read
Parietal Lobe Sensory cortex math and spatial reasoning. Top and rear of cerebral cortex
Sensory Cortex Incoming messages from skin, movement of body/tactile Behind and parallel to motor cortex. Modulates speech and
clarity
Corpus Callosum Axon fibers connects 2 hemispheres Sperry & Gazaniga split brain experiments
Right Hemisphere Visual spatial processes emotion expression and intuitive: Spatial ability, perceptual tasks, patterns and multi tasks
music
Left Hemisphere Verbal, language, processes information sequentially; Supports to make whole.
interprets actions logic Processes verbal language.
Read/ write, math.
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