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frontal lobe
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this lobe is responsible primarily for control of the voluntary skeletal muscles and is active during problem solving moods and actiities that involve concentration and planning.
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parietal lobe
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the primary sensory area of the brain
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broca's area
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controls the muscle movements involved in speech
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temporal lobe
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responsible for the reception and evaluation involved in hearing and smell
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occipital lobe
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responsible for the mechanical control of eyesight and the intergration of visual imput with other sensory experiences
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insula or islands of reil
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that gives us a feeling or impression of what is real, true, and important.
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consciousness
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depends on excitation of the cortical neurons by impulses conducted from the reticular activating system
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recticular activating system
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consists of centers in the brainstem that receive impulses from the spinal cord and relay them to the thalmus
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thalmus
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transmits the data to all parts of the cerebral cortex
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drugs that affect the cerebral cortex
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stimulants affect the neurotransmitters and receptor sites of the cells in the cerebral cortex contain caffeine,nicotine,amphetamines and cocain.
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