3750:100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe
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The brain how does the brain work? are some regions associated with speci c functions? how do we know? phrenology- the art of guring out what you are good at by the bumps on your head. Is the oldest part of our brain that is responsible for automatic survival functions. Responsible for processing basic emotions (fear and aggression) Natural drives (food and water) amygdala- triggers fear, aggression, rage hypothalamus- pleasure seeking part of brain, how our body maintains homeostasis (hunger, thirst, body temperature) hippocampus- processes conscious memories. Frontal lobes- speaking and muscle movements; making plans and judgements. Occipital lobe- includes the visual areas, receive visual information from the opposite visual eld. Temporal lobe- includes the auditory areas, anything that you hear. Right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, and the left side of the brain controls the left side of the body. Areas of cerebral cortex are not involved in primary motor sensory functions.
