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Judy Jinhan Chen AP Psychology Brain Structure Review/ Study note Brain Structure Location Functions Mal Functions Disorders Substructures CEREBRAL CORTEX (Cerebrum) Frontal Lobe At the front most region of the cerebral cortex Decision making Problem solving Complex movements Reasoning Motor control Language processing Comprehension Paralysis Inability in social interactions Mood changes Inability to express language ADHD Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder (prefrontal cortex) Prefrontal cortex Premotor cortex Motor cortex Broca’s area Prefrontal Cortex At the anterior part of the frontal lobe, in front of the motor and premotor cortex. Decision making Problem solving Thinking Attention Inhibition Social skills inability to inhibit inappropriate social behavior memory dysfunction ADHD Autism Bipolar disorder Depression Schizophrenia Orbitofrontal Cortex Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Premotor Cortex In front of the primary motor cortex within the frontal lobe of the brain, near the posterior border for the prefrontal cortex. Control of voluntary muscle movement Imitation Empathy impairments in self initiated movements cognitive problems Autism Primarymotor Cortex Located in the posterior portion of the frontal lobe. coordination works with premotor area to plan actions and movements speech impairments insufficiency in motor-learning Autism Schizophrenia Broca’s Area In the lower part of the frontal lobe on the left hemisphere of the brain Language production (motor functions with speech production Broca’s aphasia (inability to express language Repetitive speech Disordered sentence and grammar Disordered structure of individual words -language Impairments in autism relates to broca’s area Parietal Lobe Above the occipital lobe and behind/posterior to the frontal lobe. Perception and integration of somatosensory info. Spatial intelligence Number representation inability to locate and r