Occipital Lobe
Processes visual information
Parietal Lobe
Processes information about touch
Contains the somatosensory cortex
Temporal Lobe
Responsible for hearing and language
Frontal Lobe
Specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
Mirror Neurons
Neurons that are active when an animal performs a behaviour, such as reaching for or manipulating an object, and are also activated when another animal observes that animal performing the same behaviour.
Thalamus
Relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the info to the cerebral cortex.
Peripheral nervous system
Connects the central nervous system to the body’s organs and muscles
Somatic Nervous System
A set of nerves that conveys information between skeletal muscles and the central nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System
A set of nerves that carries involuntary and automatic commands that control blood vessels, body organs, and glands
Sympathetic Nervous System
A set of nerves that prepares the body for action in challenging or threatening situations (fight or flight)
Parasympathetic Nervous System
(Rest and digest) Helps the body return to normal resting state
