Module 1:Human Nervous System
  Lecture 7: Lobes
 


Lobes

The cerebrum consists of the cortex, grey matter, and the white matter. It is divided into two hemispheres— the left and the right, which are separated by a long crevice called longitudinal fissure but connected by a band of nerve fibers called corpus callosum. It is further divided into four lobes— frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital. The animations given below show the lobes and the table gives the functions mediated by them.

 

Functions

Voluntary movements, Contralateral control, Coordination of motion, Control of autonomic responses, Emotional control, Eating, walking, etc


Functions

Visual learning, Visual and auditory processing, Language processing, Recognition of facial expressions, Complex memories, Decoding vocal intonation, rhythm and music, Intermediate and long term memory