Lobes of the brain
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The '''lobes of the [[Human brain|brain]]''' were originally a purely anatomical classification, but have been shown also to be related to different brain functions. The [[telencephalon]], the largest portion of the human brain, is divided into lobes but so is the [[cerebellum]]. If not specified, the expression lobes of the brain refers to the telencepahlon.
There are four uncontested lobes of the telencepahlon (see individual articles for more information):
[[Image:Brainlobes.svg|thumb|{{legend|#E5FB4E|[[w:Occipital lobe|Occipital lobe]]}}
{{legend|#FCD84E|[[w:Parietal lobe|Parietal lobe]]}}
{{legend|#DB3422|[[w:Frontal lobe|Frontal lobe]]}}
{{legend|#A7FB4D|[[w:Temporal lobe|Temporal lobe]]}}
{{legend|#000000|[[w:Brain stem|Brain stem]]}}
{{legend|#73B2F9|[[w:Cerebellum|Cerebellum]]}}]]
# '''[[Frontal lobe]]'''--conscious thought; damage can result in mood changes
# '''[[Parietal lobe]]'''--plays important roles in integrating sensory information from various senses, and in the manipulation of objects; portions of the parietal lobe are involved with [[Visual perception|visuospatial processing]]
# '''[[Occipital lobe]]'''--sense of sight; lesions can produce hallucinations
# '''[[Temporal lobe]]'''--senses of smell and sound, as well as processing of complex stimuli like faces and scenes.
Further:
* The '''[[insular cortex|insula]]''' is a portion of cortex in between and covered by the temporal and parietal lobes. Many sources, including MSN Encarta<ref>[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555359/Brain.html Brain], MSN Encarta</ref>, consider it a separate lobe and some group it with limbic structures deep in the brain into a [[limbic lobe]].
* '''[[Cerebellum]]'''--links sensory input with motion; this is especially involved with maintaining balance. The cerebellum may be divided into the anterior, posterior and flocculonodular lobes. Sometimes the cerebellum is given as a "lobe of the brain" in non-technical literature, but this is inaccurate.
Each of the four or five lobes of the telencephalon is divided in half making the [[cerebral hemisphere|left and right cerebral hemispheres]]. The two hemispheres are connected with matter called the [[corpus callosum]] which allows the two lobes to communicate information to each other. It is the left hemisphere which receives and sends information to the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere which deals with the left side of the body.
==References==
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==See also==
*[[List of regions in the human brain]]
*[[Neuroanatomy]]
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