Brain

• Cerebral Cortex


  • The outer layer of the brain, made up of four main lobes
• Cerebral Hemispheres


  • The two halves of the cerebral cortex, which work both together and separately to carry out functions
• Frontal lobe


  • Higher order thinking, voluntary movements, and executive function
• Temporal lobe


  • Emotions, speech and auditory processing are all part of the temporal lobe's role
• Occipital lobe


  • Visual processing, which is linked to memory formation
• Parietal lobe


  • Processes information brought from the senses
• The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body, and vice versa
• The right hemisphere is responsible for non-verbal functions that don't rely on language, such as creativity, reading a map, or doing a jigsaw puzzle
• The left hemisphere is responsible for the more verbal functions, such as speaking or language, and logical styles of problem solving
• Contralateral functions are done by both sides working in unison, but some things are lateralised, meaning they really only happen in one hemisphere