Brain Functions & Head Injuries
1. FRONTAL LOBE ☺ Under forehead
Functions of Frontal Lobe:
Tracking and sense of self
Involved in arousal and initiations
Consciousness of environment
Reaction to self and environment
Executive functioning and judgments
Emotional response and stability
Language usage
Personality
Word associations and meaning
Memory for habits motor activity
Injury to Frontal Lobe:
Difficulty planning OR completing complex task in order (Sequencing) e.g., making your bed
Loss of Spontaneity
Unconsciously repeating same actions / phrases (Perseveration)
Emotional Mood swings
Expressive language usage disorder OR word finding difficulty (Broca's Aphasia)
Difficulty problem solving
Loss of simple movement of various body parts (Paralysis)
Difficulty staying focused OR concentrating
2. OCCIPITAL LOBE: ☺ back of head
Functions of Occipital Lobe:
Visual Perception
Injury to Occipital Lobe:
Defects to visual field
Difficulty recognizing colors (Color Agnosia)
Hallucinations
Inaccurately seeing objects.
Inability to recognize words
Difficulty recognizing drawn objects
Difficulty perceiving movement (Movement Agnosia)
Loss of academic skills - e.g., reading, writing
3. PARIETAL LOBES ☺ Back & top of the head
Functions of Parietal Lobe:
Visual perception
Touch perception
Object manipulation
Integration of sensory information (for 1-concept understanding)
Goal-directed voluntary movements
Injury to Parietal Lobes:
Difficulties naming objects - Anomia
Difficulties writing words - Agraphia
Inability to focus visual attention
Problems with reading - Alexia
Poor eye-hand coordination
Confusing right from left
Difficulty calculating arithmetic - Dyscalculia
Difficulty drawing
Poor visual perception
Unaware of surroundings or body-parts causing diff self-care - Apraxia
4. TEMPORAL LOBE☺On side of head above ears
Functions of Temporal Lobe:
Intelligence
Hearing perception
Long-term memory
Visual perception
Object categorizing - Categorization
Injury to Temporal Lobe:
Difficulty remembering names and faces - Prosopagnosia
Difficulty understanding spoken words - Wernicke's Aphasia
Difficulty with identification of, and verbalization about objects.
Difficulty with concentration
Short-term memory loss
Interference with long-term memory
Aggressive behavior
Change in sexual interest
Persistent talking (damage to right lobe)
Difficulty locating objects in environment.
Inability to categorize objects
Seizure disorders, auras and strange reveries.
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