Occipital lobe

Ms. M is a 27-year-old women who recently moved from her hometown Minneapolis, Minnesota to Salt Lake City, Utah for a job offer. She lives alone and works as an English teacher at the East High School in Salt Lake City since the beginning of the school year after her graduation last summer. Since it is the first time she has her own classes, it is sometimes quite stressful for her even if she likes her job. The past few years, she reported numerous neurological complaints which came and went…

adult years; the loss of neurons within the cerebral cortex occurs at different rates, with some areas losing neurons more quickly than others. The frontal lobe, which is responsible for the integration of information, judgement, and reflective thought, and corpus callosum tend to lose neurons faster than other areas, such as the temporal and occipital…

Temporal lobes are responsible to carry out the functions of properly processing memories and auditory information (Brain Function). Parietal lobes are partially responsible for managing body positions and physical feelings. Frontal lobes work to help one problem solve and have proper judgement in everyday situations (Brain Function). The things a person sees and visualizes are processed and comprehended in the occipital lobes. If any one of these parts do not function…

I am Thalamus according Scholapedia, am a small part of the brain located between in the middle and the center of the brain and I’m connected to the cerebral cortex and the midbrain thru nerves. I have many functions, but my main function is to regulate the voluntary motor control, the consciousness whether a person is asleep or awake (the sleep cycle), sight, sound, taste, and touch. I’m composed of 3 different groups of cells; the sensory relay cell or nuclei which receive sensation or…

Introduction Throughout the years of intellectual and scientific development, there has been much discussion and debate around the very controversial topic surrounding the level of intelligence of the Neanderthal. There are many debates on the matter as to whether Neanderthals were complete failures and lacked the mental capacity to survive or if they were indeed intelligent for their time; the use of skeletal and other bodily structures, language development, the knowledge and use of tools and…

think is what makes human beings unique. Furthermore, the four sections of the cerebral cortex called temporal lobe, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and occipital lobe have such distinct functions such as auditory perception and reasoning. For instance, the primary motor cortex residing in the frontal lobe carries out motor function while the primary auditory cortex residing in the temporal lobe is responsible for auditory function. Another important concept that I learned in greater depth was…

treasurable moment. (www.brainmadesimple.com) The sensory cortex, located in the parietal lobe, interprets information from distinctive body parts by using one of the five senses, known as touch. With this function, we are able to feel the instrument that creates the endless sound waves of pleasing music, or dissonant, depending on one 's taste. (www.dictionary.com) Occupying the occipital lobe, is the visual cortex which receives its visual data through the optic nerves. Furthermore,…

Information processing will happen inside the cerebral cortex, where it can be divided into the following parts: i. Frontal lobe: Control sense of self, motor control, and higher mental abilities, such as reasoning and planning. However, only a small portion of the cerebral cortex (the primary areas) directly controls the body or receives information from the senses. ii. Parietal lobe: Control sensation such as touch, temperature, and pressure. iii. Cerebellum: Control our…

Perception Imagine driving down the road and what seems to be coming towards you is a giant black puddle. The puddle keeps transforming in to different shapes as the sun reflects different levels of brightness on the road. You look around and see that it is not raining and you wonder why you would be seeing a puddle. As your car gets even nearer to the puddle suddenly the puddle disappears and all you see is the hot black pavement. This is when you realize that you were not seeing a puddle at…

Burning Question: What are all the parts of the brain and what are their functions ‘Brainy’ Facts The brain. You couldn’t live without it. It helps you move, breathe, eat sleep, et cetera. It is the most complex organ and controls all of your body’s functions. When I was in kindergarten, I had an accident and fractured my skull, had a minor brain bleed and a small concussion In first grade, I had surgery to fix up my brain and skull. All of these injuries took a major toll on my brain. The…