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Lobes
NBCOT Study
Question | Answer |
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Frontal Lobe | Frontal lobe Major functions of this lobe of the cerebral cortex include: • emotional control • impulse control • motor function • short-term memory • initiation • executive function |
Temporal Lobe | Major functions of this lobe of the cerebral cortex include: • long-term memory • receptive language (left temporal lobe) • processing of sensory information (auditory and visual) |
Parietal Lobe | Parietal lobe Major functions of this lobe of the cerebral cortex include: • integration of sensory information • knowledge of numbers and their relations • manipulation of objects • visuospatial processing (right) • praxis (left) |
Occipital Lobe | Occipital lobe Major functions of this lobe of the cerebral cortex include: • visual reception • color recognition |
Aphasia | Receptive and/or expressive language impairment secondary to a brain lesion Typically sub-categorized as: Broca’s, Wernicke’s, global, anomic, conduction, or transcortical |