The Other Side of Dr. Xeno's Brain

It's me, Dr. Xeno. Here are lecture notes and ideas for my work teaching physical and cognitive development across the lifespan (HDEV 3101) at the Department of Human Development at CSU, East Bay. This content is often referred to as mind-brain, mind body connection, brain and behavior; but it is really about the knowledge derived from the related fields of neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience and cognitive science. Sometimes I just write about my kids or bike racing. Feel free to comment!

Monday, October 05, 2009

Frontal Lobes


Week 3/Chapter 3: terms and topics for the frontal lobes

Executive functions?
Personality? Humanness?
Intelligence? Methodological issues: comparing lesions; quantitative (IQ, Category Test) versus qualitative changes (abstract and concrete thought).

Frontal lobe has a range of specific functions associated with various divisions and features:
  1. Motor and premotor cortex - voluntary motor control and planning
  2. Broca's area - on motor/premotor cortex; control of speech, if damaged, "motor aphasia"
  3. Prefrontal cortex - a bit more complex; social behavior? intellegence?
  4. Orbital-frontal region (secondary taste & smell cortex, reward/pleasure of tastes and odors)
  5. Olfactory bulb/nerve - "primary olfactory cortex", frontal lobes are on top of it

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posted by Dr. Xeno @ 11:58 PM

1 Comments:

At 10:18 PM, Anonymous Brian Freedman said...

Wooo, the brain is awesome!

The four divisions of ONLY the frontal lobe are pretty interesting. I never knew so much of the brain is used for motor function.

 

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