MCDB 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Cerebellum

• School: U of M
• Department: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
• Course: MCDB 351
• Professor: Kwoon Wong

Document Summary

Responsible for: memory foundation, decision making, emotions, Cortical regions: primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus) cortical site involved with controlling movements of the body, broca"s area controls facial neurons, speech, and language comprehension. Responsible for: senses and integrates sensation(s), spatial awareness and perception and (proprioception - awareness of body/ body parts in space and in relation to each other) Cortical regions: primary somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus) site involved with processing of tactile and proprioceptive information, somatosensory association cortex - assists with the integration and interpretation of sensations relative to body position and orientation in space. Primary gustatory cortex primary site involved with the interpretation of the sensation of taste. Responsible for: organization/comprehension of language, hearing, memory and memory formation. Cortical regions: primary auditory cortex responsible for hearing, primary olfactory cortex interprets the sense of smell once it reaches the cortex via the olfactory bulbs, wernicke"s area language comprehension. Wernicke"s aphasia language comprehension is inhibited.