Sunday, September 12, 2010

Sensory Lobes

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVD3JCXdrTA


It covers the following material:


Term Definition                       


Parietal Lobes Processing somatic signals, sensory
integration, and spatial navigation


Somatosensory Cortex (Parietal) Target area for signals
from skin; has "somatic" map


Posterior Parietal Areas (Parietal) Major multisensory integration
area; links to motor areas


Temporal Lobes  Processing auditory signals, critial for
certain kinds of memories


Primary Auditory Cortex (Temporal) Target area for signals
from cochlea; has "tonotopic" map


Auditory Association Areas (Temporal) Involved in more complex
processing of auditory signals


Occipital Lobes Processing of visual signals; the smallest
of the four lobes


Primary Visual Cortex (Occipital) Target area for signals from
retina; has "retinotopic" map


Visual Association Areas (Occipital) Involved in more complex
processing of visual signals


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