01:830:310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Supplementary Motor Area, Posterior Parietal Cortex

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:310
• Professor: Professor Mayhew

Document Summary

Frontal lobe maturation continues through adolescence through adulthood. What is the general function of the frontal lobes, be able to explain this to a random stranger. Origin of decisions of what you do. The main divisions are motor (primary), premotor ( before motor ) and supplementary motor cortex, and the prefrontal cortex ( in front of the front ). Be able to identify the main (general) anatomical areas in the frontal lobes. Internal information (what just happened and rules for action) Contextual information (what is appropriate in this context) Knowledge of itself (past experience and future goals). Anterior parietal cortex and the posterior parietal cortex -> Ventrolateral nuclei (vl), and anteroventral nuclei (va) [motor cortices] Motor functions enable the organism and underlie the execution of all motivational goals. In many ways the brain"s goal-initiated regulation of the motor system determines the emotional and social well-being of the organism. Produced by stereotyped patterns of muscle contraction.