Cerebral Cortex and Frontal Lobe The outer layer of our forebrain consists of the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is so significant since it controls our ability to learn and store complex and abstract information. Also‚ it is our control and information processing center. The cerebral cortex consists of many interconnected neurons that are quite useful. The cerebral cortex covers the frontal lobe. This lobe is so important because it controls our organization‚ planning‚ and creative thinking
Premium Brain Psychology Nervous system
THE FRONTAL LOBE HAVE MORE THAN ONE FUNCTION DISCUSS. ILLUSTRATING YOUR ANSWERS WITH REFERENCE TO AT LEAST TWO POSSIBLE ROLES OF THE FRONTAL LOBE. The frontal lobes are considered our emotional control centre and home to our personality. There is no other part of the brain where lesions can cause such a wide variety of symptoms (Kolb & Wishaw‚ 1990). The frontal lobes are involved in motor function‚ problem solving‚ spontaneity‚ memory‚ language‚ initiation‚ judgment‚ impulse control‚ and social
Premium Frontal lobe Cerebrum
Witelson discovered the Einstein’s peripheral lobe as 15 percent larger than the average brain. 3. What are gyri in the brain? The human cerebral cortex is very deeply wrinkled‚ and the
Premium Intelligence Cerebrum Frontal lobe
also divided into lobes – the frontal‚ parietal‚ occipital‚ and temporal lobes. The frontal lobe is responsible for voluntary muscle movement‚ emotional reactions and expressions. In the parietal lobe on the other hand‚ positioned posterior to the frontal lobe‚ its responsible for the integrating sensory information from the various parts of the body. In other words‚ it helps us process touch and taste. Next is the occipital lobe‚ located posterior to the temporal and parietal lobes. This is the brain’s
Free Cerebrum Cerebral cortex Frontal lobe
the brain such as the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain. The cerebral cortex is “a large‚ deeply wrinkled sheet of neurons‚ or nerve cells‚ on the surface of the brain’s two hemispheres”. These are defined as the right and left hemispheres and make up the largest volume in the brain. The cerebral cortex controls all sensation‚ thought‚ comprehension‚ higher cognition‚ ideas‚ language‚ memory and emotion (Pinel‚ 2011). The hemispheres consist of four lobes‚ with each performing a specific
Premium Frontal lobe Cerebrum Cerebral cortex
The neurotransmitter known as the “mood molecule” is: Serotonin 8. What brain structure is involved in governing and regulating emotions? Hypothalamus 9. Marked personality change is a likely effect of injury to which part of the brain? Frontal lobe damage 10. The primary connection between the left and right hemispheres of the brain is a band of fibers called: Corpus callosum 11. For the great majority of people‚ language ability is concentrated primarily in which hemisphere of the brain
Premium Nervous system Neuron Brain
STRUCTURE ETYMOLOGY FUNCTION Prefrontal Cortex (or Frontal Lobe) “relating to the forehead” “hull‚ husk‚ pod” (Chudler‚ n. d.) Controls executive functions such as judgment‚ managing emotional characteristics‚ voluntary movement‚ reasoning‚ memory‚ and language skills (Kahn‚ 2012) Temporal Lobe “temples of the head” “hull‚ husk‚ pod” (Chudler‚ n. d.) Manages hearing‚ speech‚ and auditory functions (Kahn‚ 2012) Occipital Lobe “back of the head” “hull‚ husk‚ pod” (Chudler‚ n
Premium Neuron Cerebrum Frontal lobe
George Miller proposed that working memory could hold about seven bits of information; further research into the matter however‚ has revealed a more nuanced picture. The neurological structures active in working memory seem to be located in the frontal lobes of the human brain. Working memory is divided into separate components‚ each component dealing with a different type of information. The research points to one component for verbal (auditory) information and a separate component for visual
Premium Working memory Frontal lobe
the brain. The cerebrum is broken down into four major parts‚ called lobes: frontal lobe‚ parietal lobe‚ occipital lobe‚ and the temporal lobe. The frontal lobe is associated with the reasoning‚ planning‚ parts of speech‚ movement‚ emotions‚ and the problem solving. The parietal lobe associated with movement‚ orientation‚ recognition‚ and the perception of stimuli. The occipital lobe is with the visual processing. The temporal lobe is with the perception and recognition of auditory stimuli‚ memory
Free Brain Cerebrum Central nervous system
Psychology Final Review Part 1 What is Psychology? The study of the mind/psyche/mental processes and behaviour The symbol is the butterfly (human mortal in Greek myths named Psyche) Psychology is an objective study Three Fundamental Laws of Science 1. Define our variables 2. Observe our variables 3. Measure/quantify our variables B.F Skinner’s theory that we can infer behaviour and measure it Experimental Psychology Late 1800’s in Germany Basic principles of experimentation used to explain psychological
Premium Sleep Nervous system Cerebrum