Frontal Lobes: i. Primary motor cortex ii. Brocas Area Parietal
Lobes: i. Primary sensory cortex ii. Angular gyrus Occipital Lobes:
i. Primary visual area Temporal Lobes: i. Primary auditory area ii.
Wernickes area
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Brain Stem: links nervous system and brain Cerebellum: stores
motor movements, responsible for balance
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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
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Oxford Psychology Course Companion for the IB Diploma (pages
41-5, 78-9) Oxford Revision Guide AS & A Level Psychology
(pages 82,83) BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/
organs/brainmap/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/
organs/brainmap/ Royal Adelaide Hospital:
http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/birs/bi_brain.php
http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/birs/bi_brain.php ABIOS:
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/abios/asp/brain.asphttp://www.health.qld.gov.au/abios/asp/brain.asp
Brain center America:
http://www.braincenteramerica.com/visuospa.php
http://www.braincenteramerica.com/visuospa.php Biology Dictionary:
http://www.biology- online.org/dictionary/Anoxiahttp://www.biology-
online.org/dictionary/Anoxia Oliver Sacks:
http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=461
http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=461