Neuropsychology

• The frontal lobe is responsible for executive functions, such as decision-making and problem-solving.
• The temporal lobes process auditory information and memory formation.
• The parietal lobes are responsible for sensory input from touch, temperature, pain, pressure, and vibration.
• The cerebral cortex is divided into lobes including the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe.
• The brainstem consists of three parts: midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
• The occipital lobe processes visual information.
• The hypothalamus regulates body functions such as hunger, thirst, sleep, and sex drive.
• The neocortex is an expansion of a brain circuit which evolved over time and then lay over all the older brain areas
• The limbic system includes structures like the hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, and septum that are important for emotions, memory, and motivation.
• The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain and allows communication between them.
• The nervous system consist of the Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System
• The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
• The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary actions such as heart rate, breathing, digestion, and blood pressure.
• The Peripheral Nervous System consists of sensory and motor neurons
• Phrenology assigns specific attributes or characteristics to different parts of the brain
• aggregate field studies viewed the brain as a single entity and acting as such
• Episodic memory describes the memory of an event with its context in time
• Semantic memory refers to facts, general knowledge and associations