Areas of the brain
Functions of the brain
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The largest part of the diagram

frontal lobe

100

Area for vision and speech

occipital lobe

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Area for memory, intelligence, behavior, emotions, motor function and smell

Frontal lobe

100

The ability to create knowledge

scientific knowledge

100

The three functions of executive functions

working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibition

200

located behind the frontal lobe

parietal lobe

200

Area for hearing smelling, memory and speech

Temporal lobe

200

The brains ability to change or adapt

Plasticity

200

Knowing who has other forms of knowledge

knowledge about experts

200

The fastest growth of the brain occurs...

during the prenatal through the early teen years

300

below the parietal lobe

occipital lobe

300

Area for body movem,ents and balance

Cerebellum

300

All learning is a result of these

experiences

300

Examples of this are; learning to ride a bike, swimming, completing a project or essay

implicit knowledge

300

The three sources Havighurst believed showed a child's readiness for a task

physical maturation, social pressures, inner pressures

400

to the right of the frontal lobe

temporal lobe

400

Area for breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes, sleep

brain stem

400

The brain weeds out connections with this process

Pruning

400

A skill that help[s people manage themselves and their resources to acieve goals

Executive functions

400

The intellectual, social and emotional skills that prepare children for the pressures of modern life

Essential life skills

500

smaller section above the brain stem

cerebellum

500

Area for pain, touch, sensations of hot and cold, speech

Parietal lobe

500

Offering the best experiences at the right times

Window of oportunity

500

This conceopt came to be when scientists realized rote memorization was not best for learning all tasks 

developmental tasks

500

focus and self control, perspective taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, self directed and engaged learning

Galinsky's Seven Essential Life Skills