What Are the Lobes of the Brain?

Located in the anterior condyle of the brain, facing the temples, the frontal parietal occipital and temporal lobe

Brain lobe

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Frontal Lobe: Located in front of the central sulcus. Related to reasoning, planning, emotions, problem solving, and part of speech and movement (motor cortex). We can better understand the frontal lobe from the story of Phineas Gage. Phineas Gage was an unfortunate worker. In 1848, his head was penetrated by an iron rod, but he survived. More stories about Mr. Gage and the frontal: Phineas Gage's story and wonderful multimedia slides. If you are interested in the story of Phineas, please refer to "The Terrible but Real Brain Science Story" by John Fleischman (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002).

Temporal Lobe: Located below the lateral groove. It is related to perception, recognition of auditory stimuli (hearing) and memory (hippocampus).

Parietal Lobe: Located behind the central ditch. It is related to the sense of touch, pressure, temperature and pain.

Occipital Lobe: in the back of the brain, behind the parietal and temporal lobes. Related to vision.