Frontal Lobes: i. Primary motor cortex ii. Broca’s Area Parietal Lobes: i. Primary sensory cortex ii. Angular gyrus Occipital Lobes: i. Primary visual area Temporal Lobes: i. Primary auditory area ii. Wernicke’s area
Brain Stem: links nervous system and brain Cerebellum: stores motor movements, responsible for balance
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
Oxford Psychology Course Companion for the IB Diploma (pages 41-5, 78-9) Oxford Revision Guide AS & A Level Psychology (pages 82,83) BBC: organs/brainmap/ organs/brainmap/ Royal Adelaide Hospital: ABIOS: Brain center America: Biology Dictionary: online.org/dictionary/Anoxiahttp:// online.org/dictionary/Anoxia Oliver Sacks: