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The human brain is divided into four primary lobes, each responsible for distinct functions
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The first one is the frontal lobe. It is located at the front of the brain
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extending back to the central sulcus. Major functions include executive functions that is involved in reasoning, planning, problem solving, and decision making
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It's also involved in motor control. It houses the primary motor cortex
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which controls voluntary movements. The third function is language production. It contains Broca's area that is essential for speech production
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It is also involved in emotional regulation, plays a role in managing emotions and personality
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traits. It is also responsible for impulse control and social behavior. The clinical significance is any damage to this region can lead to personality changes
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difficulty in planning, and impaired judgment. Next is the parietal lobe. It is located behind the frontal lobe, separated by the central sulcus
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Functions include sensory integration. It processes sensory information related to touch, temperature, and pain. Spatial awareness involved in understanding spatial orientation
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and body position. Two-point discrimination. It gives the ability to discern two points of touch
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crucial for tactile perception. Also involved in mathematical skills, plays a role in numerical understanding and manipulation
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Any damage to this region can result in difficulties with spatial awareness
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sensory processing, and coordination. The third lobe is a temporal lobe. It is
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located on the sides of the brain, above the ears, separated from the frontal lobe by lateral sulcus
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Functions include auditory processing, contains the primary auditory cortex, crucial for processing sounds and language. Then memory formation. It houses the hippocampus
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essential for memory and learning. It is also involved in visual processing
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involved in recognizing faces and complex visual stimuli. Also responsible for emotional responses
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plays a role in emotional regulation and processing. Clinical significance is any damage
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to this region may lead to memory loss, difficulties in understanding language
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and challenges in recognizing faces. And the final lobe is the occipital lobe
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It is located at the back of the brain. Major functions include visual processing
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the primary visual cortex processes visual information from the eyes. It is also involved in visual perception, interprets depth, distance, and object identity
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It is a region responsible for color recognition, involved in perception of colors and motion
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Any injury to this region can cause visual impairments, including difficulty in
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recognizing objects and colors, and can lead to visual hallucinations. Remember, each of these lobes works in combination in tandem with one another
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contributing to the complex functions of the brain. So, these are the four lobes of the brain. Hope you are clear. Take care, stay blessed
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