PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Franz Joseph Gall, Temporal Lobe, Frontal Lobe
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Parts of the covering of the tube have bulged outward and folded, forming the more complicated looking surface structures that initially catch the eye. The most conspicuous outer feature of the brain is the crinkled tissue that has expanded from the front of the tube to such an ex- tent that it folds over and covers much of the rest of the brain. This outer layer is the cerebral cortex ( usually referred to as just the cortex). The temporal lobe is located at approximately the same place as the thumb on your upraised fist. Lying immediately above the temporal lobe is the frontal lobe, so called because it is located at the front of the brain. The parietal lobe is located behind the frontal lobe, and the occipital lobe constitutes the area at the back of each hemisphere. The remaining tube underlying the cortex is referred to as the brainstem.
