Frontal Lobe
Name one of the major functions of the frontal lobe.
What is voluntary movement, expressive language, problem solving, and decision making?
The ability to sense one’s body and how it exists/moves in a space.
What is proprioception?
Major functions of the temporal lobe include…
What is hearing, memory, complex vision, emotion, and motivational behaviors?
What is the major function of the occipital Lobe?
What is vision?
What connects the left and right hemispheres allowing them to communicate?
What is the corpus callosum?
What is a possible consequence of damage from this area?
What is loss of impulse control, altered personality, decision-making deficits, and trouble focusing?
A humanoid depiction of the sensory capability of different body regions, often deemed uncanny.
What is the homunculus?
What is included under “complex vision” that the temporal lobe is responsible for?
What is movement and faces?
Where is the occipital lobe located?
What is the posterior part of the cortex?
A railroad worker named Phineas Gage had an iron rod impaled completely through his head, destroying a large portion of his frontal lobe. What was the most dramatic long-term change observed by his friends and doctor
His personality and social behavior changed, making him irresponsible and rude.
What is the area in the frontal lobe that helps with speech production called?
What is Broca’s Area?
The ability to distinguish and draw connections between different senses and stimuli.
What is multimodal integration?
Where is the temporal lobe located?
What is behind the temples and ears?
What happens if damage occurs in the occipital lobe?
What is cortical blindness?
The temporal lobe includes a left and right side, each with different specializations and responsibilities. What do the left and right sides do?
The left side processes language and names objects and the right side processes non-verbal noise, tones, and music.
How does ADHD affect the frontal lobe?
What is it delays its maturation and reduces activity in the prefrontal cortex?
Described as a lack of awareness or attention towards one side of the body, due to damage to one hemisphere of the brain.
What is hemispatial neglect?
What are the main substructures in the temporal lobe?
What is the hippocampus, amygdala, primary auditory cortex, and Wernicke’s area?
What does the occipital lobe help you process?
What is shape, color, movement, and orientation?
This part of the brain has mythological origins, name-wise that is. Its name comes from the Greek words for “horse” and “sea monster”. This region is also responsible for spatial memory and some aspects of working memory and learning.
What is the hippocampus?
Name the white matter tract connecting the supplementary and pre-supplementary motor areas with the Broca’s area.
What is Frontal Aslant Tract (FAT)?
This is a neurological disorder impacting the ability to plan and carry out motor movements, such as the finger to nose test.
What is apraxia?
This is a condition named after wild monkeys who failed to display fear and anxiety after temporal lobe damage.
What is Kluver-Bucy Syndrome?
This part of the occipital lobe is the first area of the cerebral cortex to receive and begin processing visual information.
What is the primary visual cortex (V1)?
During an examination of an elderly patient, the physician gently stroked the palm of the patient’s hand. The patient automatically and tightly gripped the physician’s fingers and could not let go easily when asked. What is this physical sign called, and what does its presence indicate?
Grasp reflex; indicating a loss of frontal lobe inhibitory control over primitive brainstem circuits.