| Chapter 2: Biological bases of behavior The lobes of the brain: Occipital lobe: back of the head, responsible for vision. Blindsight: knowing where objects are without knowing what they are. Parietal lobe: top of the head, responsible for somatosensory information. Blindtouch: knowing where have been touched without knowing that have been touched. Contralateral neglect: do not pay attention to the left side of the world. Temporal lobe: sides of the head, responsible for auditory information and memory. Frontal lobe: front of the head, responsible for thinking and planning. |