Brain Anatomy

Functions:

Limitations:

• Consciousness of environment
• Reacting to our environment
• Executive functioning and judgments
• Controls emotions
• Controls language usage
• Word associations
• Memory for motor coordination

• Some paralysis
• Problems completing sequence tasks in correct order
• Perseveration
• Mood swings
• Changes in personality and social behavior
• Loss of abstract reasoning

Functions:

Limitations:

• Visual perception
• Tactile perception
• Object manipulation
• Integration of sensory information
• Goal-directed voluntary movements

• Inability to name objects
• Inability to write words
• Poor hand-eye coordination
• Confusing left-right orientation
• Difficulty performing math calculations
• Difficulty drawing
• Poor visual perception

Functions:

Limitations:

• Auditory perception
• Long-term memory
• Some visual perception
• Object categorization

• Difficulty remembering names and faces
• Difficulty understanding spoken language
• Lack of concentration
• Short-term memory loss
• Aggressive behavior
• Change in sexual interest
• Persistent talking (damage to right lobe)

Functions:

Limitations:

• Visual perception

• Visual defects (visual field cuts)
• Difficulty recognizing colors
• Hallucinations
• Difficulty perceiving movement
• Loss of academic skills (reading, writing)