Glossary

There are four cortical lobes in the brain. Each lobe has different functions. Both hemispheres (right and left) of the brain have each of the four cortical lobes.

The front lobe is the front third part of the cortex. It is responsible for learning, memory, motor function, problem solving, impulse control and organizing/executing behavior.

The occipital lobes are the center for visual processing. The occipital lobes process information taken in by receptors in your eyes and allows you to see and make sense of what you see.

The parietal lobes integrate sensory information from across the body including taste, touch (heat, cold, pain, itchiness) and smell.

a cell or group of cells that receives stimuli and sends messages from the stimuli to the brain. Examples of receptors around your body are taste buds, receptors on the surface of your skin, olfactory receptors in your nose, etc.

to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

The temporal lobe is involved in auditory processing and is home to the primary auditory cortex. It is also important for the processing of semantics in both speech and vision. The temporal lobe contains the hippocampus and plays a key role in the formation of long-term memory.

The temporal lobe processes what you hear and allows you to understand and make sense of that information.