Sunday, September 12, 2010

Frontal Lobes

The following work belongs to Prof. Todd Rose from Harvard University. It is linked to YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zJwkDUZKec

It covers the following concepts:


Term Definition                       


Cortical Lobes
Functional division of the cortex
(frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital)


Frontal Lobes Involved in many different functions
(e.g., motor, language, reason, etc)


Primary Motor Cortex
(Frontal) Generate movement;
has map of muscles that is controls


Motor Association Areas (Frontal) Plan and refine complex
movements


Prefrontal Cortex
(Frontal) Executive functions
(e.g., impulse control, delayed gratification)


1 comment:

  1. The frontal lobe is where they believe people with BPD lack full capabilities. Just a side note! :)

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