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