LOBES OF THE BRAIN

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

Corpus Callosum

Location

Corpus Callosum

Function: Corpus Callosum

A band of nerve fibers that divide the brain into right and left hemispheres.

The C.C. transfers information between hemispheres.

Central Fissure- Location

CENTRAL FISSURE

Central Fissure- Function

An imaginary dividing line that separates the brain into frontal and parietal lobes.

Frontal Lobe- Location

Frontal Lobe

Frontal Lobe - Function

Lobe responsible for thought processes involving emotion & intuition.

Location- Motor Cortex

Motor Cortex- Function

Processes the information for voluntary muscle movement.

Works top down and on opposite sides of the body.

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The Parietal Lobe

Parietal Lobe

The Somatosensory Cortex-Location

The Somatosensory Cortex-Function

Somatosensory Cortex-Function

Processes sensory information from the touch receptors in the body.

Heat, Pain, Cold, Sense of Touch

The Occipital Lobe-Location

Occipital Lobe

The Visual Cortex- Function

Process sight information. You can be “blind” with 20/20

vision

The Temporal Lobe- Location

Temporal Lobe

The Auditory Area

Located at the top of the Temporal Lobe.

The purpose is to pattern incoming sound vibrations.

The Auditory Area-Location

The Brain- 3D

The Secret Life of the Brain : 3-D Brain Anatomy