Question

Mini Brain ProjectDirections: Conduct research on a selected brain area or structure. Areas and structures available for research include: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, medulla, pons, cerebellum, reticular formation, thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, cerebrum, hippocampus, amygdala, corpus callosum, Broca’s area, OR Wernicke’s area. Conduct research using scholarly Internet sources, library sources, and the textbook. What are its major functions? What techniques are used to view or measure it?What other structures is it near?What other structures help or perform similar functions?

Answer 1

Parietal lobe is one of the main lobes in the brain which is located at the upper back area in the skull. It process sensory information that it accepted from the outside world that is associated to touch, taste, and temperature. The techniques used to view the parietal lobe are Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Parietal lobe is near the top and center of the cerebral cortex just at the back of the frontal lobe and at the top of the occipital and temporal lobes.

The occipital lobe help the parietal lobe in visual perception and processing including spatil navigation and reasoning.