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IB PSYCHOLOGY VOCAB
Parts of the Brain and their Functions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frontal Lobe | -the largest lobes in the human brain -the most common region of injury in traumatic brain injury - important for voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions (emotions, impulse control, problem solving, etc) |
| Temporal Lobe | -helps you use your senses to understand and respond to the world around you -plays a key role in how you communicate with other people, your ability to access memories, use language and process emotions |
| Parental Lobe | - primarily responsible for receiving and processing sensory input such as touch, pressure, heat, cold, and pain. -also involved in the perception of body awareness and the construction of a spatial coordinate system |
| Occipital Lobe | -processes visual information received from the eyes -main functions of the occipital lobes include: Vision – The primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe interprets visual signals from the retinas of the eyes |
| Cerebellum | -has special sensors that detect shifts in balance and movement. It sends signals for the body to adjust and move. -The cerebellum times muscle actions so that the body can move smoothly. - helps the body to learn movements that require practice |
| Brain Stem | -It connects your brain to your spinal cord -sends messages to the rest of your body to regulate balance, breathing, heart rate and more |
| Right Hemisphere | - - - - |
| Left Hemisphere | |
| Split Brain | |
| Broca's Aphasia | |
| Pons | |
| Mid Brain | |
| Thalamus | |
| Hypothalamus |
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