The Brain - 9.3 - Special Senses
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Name the types of special senses.
• Vision • Hearing • Equilibrium (balance) • Taste • Smell
Term used for the special senses areas that receive sensory information from the body are called:
Primary sensory areas (cortex)
The areas that identify and make sense of the information are called:
Sensory association areas
Sensory association areas store ____________.
Past memories.
What lobe of the brain receives input as well as identifies and makes sense about vision?
Occipital lobe
What lobe of the brain receives input as well as identifies and makes sense about equilibrium (balance)?
Cerebellum
What lobe of the brain receives input as well as identifies and makes sense about hearing?
Temporal lobe
What lobe of the brain receives input as well as identifies and makes sense about smell?
Temporal lobe
What is the function of a sensory association area?
To identify and make sense of the stimulus brought to the primary sensory area.
The medial surface of the temporal lobe is the primary sensory area for __________________.
Smell. (the frontal lobe also plays a role in smell but it is not observed on a superficial view so we ignore it in this class)
A visual association area would be able to:
Determine the colors of what is viewing, the shape and figure out what is viewed by the eyes. Past memories are stored in this area.
Past memories of “smells” and their names would be stored in the _____________ association area located in the temporal lobe.
Olfactory