In: Psychology
Name the four lobes of the cerebral cortex. What functions do they perform.
Four lobes of the cerebral cortex are:
A) Frontal lobe B) Parietal lobe
C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe
Functions of these four lobes are following:
A) Frontal lobe:
• Frontal lobe is mainly concerned with cognitive functions such as attention, thinking, memory, learning and reasoning.
• It also exerts inhibitory effects an autonomic and emotional responses.
B) Parietal lobe:
The Parietal lobe is mainly concerned with cutaneous sensations and their coordination with visual and audity sensations.
C) Temporal lobe:
• Temporal lobe is primarily concerned with the processing of auditory information.
• Memory for symbolic sounds and words resides here.
• Understanding of speech and written languages depends on this lobe.
D) Occipital lobe:
• Occipital lobe is mainly concerned with visual information.
• It is believed that interpretation of visual impulses, memory for visual stimuli and colour visual orientation is performed by this lobe.
Four lobes of the cerebral cortex are:
A) Frontal lobe B) Parietal lobe
C) Temporal lobe D) Occipital lobe