Brain Anatomy and Functions

Front

Frontal Lobe

Back

Thinking, planning, organizing, and problem-solving

Front

Parietal Lobe

Back

Vital for sensory perception and integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell

Front

Occipital Lobe

Back

Process visual information

Front

Temporal Lobe

Back

Processes sounds, language, and memory

Front

Primary motor cortex

Back

Voluntary movements

Front

Broca’s area

Back

Language center (serves as a command center for motor functions related to speech)

Front

Prefrontal cortex

Back

Decision making & reasoning

Front

Central sulcus

Back

Boundary between the primary motor and somatosensory cortexes

Front

Primary somatosensory cortex

Back

Somatic sensation (physical sensations from the body)

Front

Wernicke’s area

Back

Motor neurons (in comprehension of speech)