where we left off… the thalamus receives all sensory information before sending it to the correct...
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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