The Brain

The Cerebral Hemispheres: Left and Right

Mapping the Brain

Exterior Structure

Regions of the brain in the Cerebral Cortex

Frontal Lobes: i. Primary motor cortexii. Broca’s Area

Parietal Lobes: i. Primary sensory cortexii. Angular gyrus

Occipital Lobes: i. Primary visual area

Temporal Lobes: i. Primary auditory areaii. Wernicke’s area

Additional structures

Brain Stem: links nervous system and brain

Cerebellum: stores motor movements, responsible for balance

The Discovery of the brain regions: how do we know?

Experiments: apes, patients with nerurological disorders

Advances in technology: fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) Kim & Hirsch (1997)

Oliver Sacks case studies: illustrate how people think/ gives insight into brain damage to certain regions

Bibliography

Oxford Psychology Course Companion for the IB Diploma (pages 41-5, 78-9)

Oxford Revision Guide AS & A Level Psychology (pages 82,83) BBC: http://

www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/organs/brainmap/

Royal Adelaide Hospital: http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/birs/bi_brain.php

ABIOS: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/abios/asp/brain.asp Brain center America: http://

www.braincenteramerica.com/visuospa.php Biology Dictionary: http://

www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Anoxia Oliver Sacks: http://

litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=461