PLTW Brain Structures & Function

This is the largest part of the brain, divided into 2 cerebral hemispheres with 4 lobes on each hemisphere. Responsible for voluntary muscular activity, sensory processing (vision, taste, hearing, touch, smell), thought, memory, reasoning, planning. All conscious though originates here.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

Major area in the brain that plays a large role in behavior and personality, such as planning, voluntary muscle movements, mood, emotions, social interactions, and attention, and are also involved in memory retrieval and storage.

A part of the frontal lobe where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.

• Auditory Cortex

• Sensory Cortex

• Visual Cortex

• Motor Cortex

Major area in the brain that is responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory.

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

A part of the parietal lobe where all received sensory input signals, such as touch and taste, are processed.

The part of the occipital lobe that receives and processes sensory nerve input from the eyes.

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The part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory input signals.

Major area of the brain that is primarily responsible for visual perception and is involved in some forms of visual, short-term memory.

Major area of the brain that is responsible for processing smell and sound, as well as the ability to recognize and understand words and language. This part of the brain is also involved in visual memory.

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

A pair of nerves transmitting input signals to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye.