The Cerebral Cortex
How many hemispheres do we have?
2
This hemisphere is associated with creativity and imagination.
Right
Which hemisphere is in charge of the left side of the body? Why?
Right, the hemispheres are in charge of their opposite side of the body.
Name the Lobe that's in blue color
Frontal lobe
Name the lobe that's in green color
Temporal lobe
This hemisphere is associated with logical thinking
Left
Name the lobe that's in redish color
Occipital lobe
Name an area in the Frontal Lobe
Motor cortex, Prefrontal cortex, Broca's area
Name the lobe that's in yellow color
Parietal lobe
This lobe is involved in the so-called executive functions
Frontal Lobe
Temporal
What can happen if you get your parietal lobe injured?
Difficulties with spatial awarness and body sensitivity
Explain Broca's aphasia
People with Broca’s aphasia have trouble producing fluent speech.
They may be restricted to a vocabulary of only one or two words or producing complete grammatical sentences or adding intonation to their words.
What does the occipital lobe interpret?
This lobe interprets vision, distance, depth, color, and facial recognition
Somesthetic information (body sensitivity) is processed in this lobe
Parietal lobe
Which somesthetic area is in charge of the 3D sensory information?
Somatosensory association area
Auditory information is processed in this lobe
What is the name of your psychology teacher?
Myrna Patricia Valladares Almaguer
Object location and object recognition are processed in this lobe
Occipital lobe
Name both lobes that process facial recognition
Name three structures from the limbic system
Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Pituitary Gland, Basal ganglia.
Name and explain a lobe lesion (seen in class)
Cortical blindness, Prosopagnosia, Homonymous hemianopia
Broca’s aphasia, Dysexecutive syndrome (DES), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Asomatognosia
Receptive aphasia, Temporal lobe epilepsy
In the occipital lobe the dorsal stream is associated with _____
Object location and carries visual information to the parietal lobe.
In the occipital lobe the ventral stream has associations with ______
Object recognition and transmits visual information to the temporal lobe.