Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Frontal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Not at as it allows for more surface area. Four lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal frontal lobe. Self awareness, planning, thinking, responsibility parietal lobe. Located at the back of the brain temporal lobe. The brain is contralateral (one side of the body = other side of the brain) Except for hearing (both sides of the brain) Association cortex- involved in mental processes such as thought, memory, perception. Motor cortex- controls 600+ muscles involved in voluntary movements. Sensory cortex- receives sensory input and gives rise to our sensations. Prefrontal cortex- executive functions like setting goals and using judgement; rst to go w/ age. Bridge of bers passing information between two cerebral hemispheres. Each hemisphere governs movement on the opposite side of the body. The amount of cortex devoted to each area of the body depends on the complexity of the movements that are carried out by that body part.