LOBES OF THE BRAIN Frontal Parietal Occipital and

LOBES OF THE BRAIN Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

Corpus Callosum

Location-Corpus Callosum

Function: Corpus Callosum l l A band of nerve fibers that divide the brain into right and left hemispheres. The C. C. transfers information between hemispheres.

Central Fissure. Location CENTRAL FISSURE

Central Fissure. Function l An imaginary dividing line that separates the brain into frontal and parietal lobes.

Frontal Lobe- Location Frontal Lobe

Frontal Lobe - Function Lobe responsible for thought processes involving emotion & intuition. l

Location- Motor Cortex

Motor Cortex- Function l l Processes the information for voluntary muscle movement. Works top down and on opposite sides of the body.

Probe the Brain l http: //www. pbs. org/wgbh/aso/try it/brain/#

The Parietal Lobe

The Somatosensory Cortex-Location

The Somatosensory Cortex-Function

Somatosensory Cortex. Function l l Processes sensory information from the touch receptors in the body. Heat, Pain, Cold, Sense of Touch

The Occipital Lobe. Location Occipital Lobe

The Visual Cortex. Function Process sight information. You can be “blind” with 20/20 vision l l

The Temporal Lobe. Location Temporal Lobe

The Auditory Area The purpose is to pattern incoming sound vibrations. l

The Auditory Area. Location

The Brain- 3 D l l The Secret Life of the Brain : 3 -D Brain Anatomy You tube-Pinky and the Brain