1. Where we left off… The Thalamus Receives all sensory information before sending it to the correct parts of the brain.

2. { The Brain Key Terms: Frontal Lobe, Lobotomy, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe

3. { Frontal Lobe Parietal Lobe Occipital Lobe Temporal Lobe The Lobes

4. Frontal Lobe Functions  Thinking and creativity  Planning future action  Emotional control  Motor area is located here

5. Problems for Frontal Lobe  Depression  Anxiety  Anger  Attention deficiency

6. Phineas Gage  Railroad worker in 1848  Spike sent through his head  Survived, but no longer the same person

7.  Leukotomoy; form of psychosurgery  Removes all or some of frontal lobe  Reduction in initiative, inhibition, and empathy  Highly controversial; Rosemary Kennedy Lobotomy

8. Parietal Lobe Functions  Regulates memory of objects and uses  Memory of directions  Contains sensory area

9. Problems for Parietal Lobe  Learning disabilities in math, writing, and reading  Memory of numbers  Getting lost easily

10. Occipital Lobe Functions  Receives visual information  “Oc”ular

11. Problems for Occipital Lobe  Vision Loss  Hallucinations

12. Temporal Lobe Functions  Hearing  Speech  Memory

13. Problems for Temporal Lobe  Anger  Dyslexia  Poor long-term memory  Panic attacks  Schizophrenia