Brain Structure Basis

• Damage to the brain can change behaviour, brain activity is measured by brain scans (fMRI and PET).
• Frontal lobe- involved in speech, thought and learning
• Occipital lobe- processes visual information
• Parietal lobe- processes sensory information
• Temporal lobe- involved in memory and hearing
• Limbic system- includes the hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus, involved in memory, emotional regulation and survival drive
• Cerebellum- involved in balance, coordination and movement