The Cerebral Cortex
The Occiptal Lobe
Main target for visual information (eyes, visual dreams, etc.)
Parietal Lobe
Receives sensations from touch receptors muscle-stretch receptors, and joint receptors.
  • Works in conjunction with other sections of the brain by passing info about eye, head, body positions to other sections.
  • Ex. flashes of light
  • Temporal Lobe
    Primary cortical target for auditory information.
  • Understanding Spoken language
  • Complex aspects of vision: hallucinations
  • Frontal Lobes
    Includes the precentral gyrus, which controls fine movements.
  • Also includes the prefrontal cortex, which contributes to memories of recent stimuli and planning of movements
  • Involved in decision making, problem solving, planning
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