| Frontal Lobe | Temporal Lobe | Parietal | Occipital Lobe | Other Parts of the Brain |
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What does Broca's area do, and what happens when it's injured?
It is believed that this area is responsible for language communications, and when it's damaged it can cause language disabilities.
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What is the Amygdala associated with?
Traumatic memories, higher thinking, and lower levels of thinking.
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Where is this lobe located?
It's between the temporal lobes and is situated between the frontal and occipital lobes.
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Where is this lobe located?
The very back of the brain.
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What does the brainstem do?
It helps carry out basic life functions, like breathing and swallowing
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What is the role of the pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland is the master gland, and tells the other glands when to release hormones.
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What does Wernicke's Area do?
It's believed to help with language comprehension.
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What does this lobe do?
It helps us comprehend the environment we are in.
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What is the role of this lobe?
Sensory data from the eyes, and lets us see things like color.
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What is the cerebellum's nickname and what does it do?
The cerebellum is also called the "little brain", and is associated with balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills.
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True or False: This is the second-largest lobe of the brain.
False: this is the largest lobe of the brain.
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What is the role of the thalamus?
The thalamus helps relay motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.
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True or False: This lobe can also help us understand numbers and words.
True
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True or false: this is the smallest part of the brain.
True
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What is the Cerebral Cortex?
It is the outermost layer of the brain and has the highest thinking capabilities.
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What are the functions of this lobe?
Higher levels of cognitive activity, such as language, thinking, and problem-solving.
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What is the Hippocampus?
The hippocampus is a part of the brain that helps form new memories and learn new things.
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What might happen when this lobe is damaged?
If this lobe becomes damaged, it can cause you to be disorientated or inability to draw.
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What can happen when this lobe is injured?
Injury to this lobe can cause things like blindness or color blindness.
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What is the Corpus Callosum?
It is a bundle of fibers that lets the two hemispheres of the brain communicate.
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True or False: This is the most studied lobe of the brain.
True
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What is the role of the Hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus helps release hormones, and is also associated with sleep and emotional activity.
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Who discovered the mortor part of this lobe? Hint: there's only two, and one has my last name.
Schneider and Crosby.
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When was this lobe founded?
1890
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What is the Medulla?
It helps control the autonomic nervous system and is vital to human survival.
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