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Unit 2 – Biological Basis of Behavior
Topic 2.6
What are the four main lobes of the cerebral cortex and their functions?
Frontal lobe (problem-solving and judgment), parietal lobe (processing sensory information), temporal lobe (auditory processing and memory formation), occipital lobe (visual information processing)
Cerebellum (balance and movement coordination), midbrain (managing body reflexes), pons(movement coordination, swallowing reflexes), medulla oblongata (regulating vital body functions)
Thalamus(sensory input reception and sorting), brainstem(basic body function control), cerebellum(balance, coordinated movement)
Amygdala(emotional processing, fear formation), hippocampus(learning, memory formation), hypothalamus(body homeostasis, reward systems regulation)
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