Psychology: The Cerebrum

somatosensory

Stimulation of the primary __________ cortex results in sensations similar to that of being touched on a part of one's body.

parietal

The somatosensory cortex is in the __________ lobe.

Mirror neurons are activated by performing an action or seeing another perform the action. They were found by chance during experiments with monkeys, when researchers discovered that the same neurons that fired while performing a behavior also fired while observing the behavior. Mirror neurons have been linked to motor skill development, imitating another's behavior, feeling empathy for another, understanding or comprehending social behavior, and language development.

Define mirror neurons. Briefly explain how they were discovered and what researchers have linked them to.

The cerebrum deals primarily with memory and learning. Memory is used to help us learn through storage in short and long term memory. New information is stored in short-term memory. Information we want to keep, such as names and faces, is stored in long term memory. Repetition is necessary to keep information in long term memory.

Identify what part of the brain deals primarily with memory and learning, and explain the process by which we use memory to help us learn.

parietal

Integration of visual input and monitoring the body's orientation in space are functions of the __________ lobe.

parietal

Located in front of the occipital lobe, the _________ lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex.

mirror

Neurons activated when an individual performs an action or sees another performing the action are __________ neurons.

corpus callosum

The __________ is a thick band of axon fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain

temporal . . . auditory

The __________ lobe contains the area of the cortex involved in auditory processing called the primary __________ cortex.

temporal . . . frontal

The areas for speech are found in the _________ and __________ lobes.

occipital

The brain lobe associated most with processing visual information is the __________ lobe.

False

The cerebral cortex is divided into two halves called cerebral hemispheres. Each cerebral hemisphere has three lobes, the parietal lobe, the frontal lobe, and the occipital lobe.

True

The corpus callosum is comprised of more than 200 million axons that connect the hemispheres of the brain.

False

The corpus callosum is the outermost layer of the cerebrum.

True

The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body.

False

The parietal lobe is the portion of the cerebral cortex located below the temporal lobe.

motor

The primary __________ cortex contains a map of the body based not on the size of body parts, but on the complexity and precision of movement in the body parts.

motor

The primary __________ cortex contains a map of the body based on the importance of sensory input from different parts of the body.

occipital

Visual processing begins in the primary visual cortex, located in the the __________ lobe.

The primary cortex associated with the occipital lobe is the primary visual cortex, which is mainly responsible for processing visual information. The parietal lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex and is mainly responsible for registering sensory input. The temporal lobe houses the primary auditory cortex and is primarily responsible for receiving and processing auditory information. The frontal lobe contains the primary motor cortex, which is responsible for controlling muscle movement.

Identify the primary cortex associated with each of the lobes in the cerebral cortex and explain the function of each.