Where we left off…

The Thalamus

Receives all sensory information before sending it to the correct parts of the brain.

{The Brain

Key Terms: Frontal Lobe, Lobotomy, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe

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• Frontal Lobe• Parietal Lobe• Occipital

Lobe• Temporal

Lobe

The Lobes

Frontal Lobe Functions

Thinking and creativity

Planning future action

Emotional control

Motor area is located here

Problems for Frontal Lobe

Depression Anxiety Anger Attention deficiency

Phineas Gage

Railroad worker in 1848

Spike sent through his head

Survived, but no longer the same person

Leukotomoy; form of psychosurgery Removes all or some of frontal lobe Reduction in initiative, inhibition, and empathy

Highly controversial; Rosemary Kennedy

Lobotomy

Parietal Lobe Functions

Regulates memory of objects and uses

Memory of directions

Contains sensory area

Problems for Parietal Lobe

Learning disabilities in math, writing, and reading

Memory of numbers

Getting lost easily

Occipital Lobe Functions

Receives visual information

“Oc”ular

Problems for Occipital Lobe

Vision Loss Hallucinations

Temporal Lobe Functions

Hearing

Speech

Memory

Problems for Temporal Lobe

Anger Dyslexia Poor long-term

memory Panic attacks Schizophrenia