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06/29/2011

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Occipital Lobe
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the lobe at the back of the head Where visual signals are sent and visual processing begins
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parietal lobe
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the forward of the occipital lobe, includes the area that registers the sense of touch
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temporal lobe
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lobe that lies right below the parietal lobe contains an area devoted to auditory processing
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frontal lobe
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largest lobe in the brain contains areas that control muscle movement
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primary somatosensory cortex
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area in the brain that registers the sense of touch
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primary visual cortex
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the area where most visual signals are sent and visual processing is begun
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primary motor cortex
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principal areas that control the movement of muscles
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primary auditory cortex
Definition
area in brain devoted to auditory processing
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