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In this video, Leslie tells us about the cerebrum and the specific functions that each of its 4 lobes are responsible for.
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Transcript of Today’s Episode
Hello and welcome to another episode of Interactive Biology TV, where we’re making biology fun! My name is Leslie Samuel. In this episode, Episode 25, I’m going to talk about the 4 lobes of the cerebrum and their functions. Inside this video, first I am going to answer the question, “What is the cerebrum?”, and then lastly, I’m going to talk about the 4 lobes and we’re going to look at what they do.
So first let us look at the question, “What is the cerebrum?” The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain, and it’s involved in intellectual functions such as memory, attention, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. These are the things that essentially make human beings human beings.
So let’s take a look at the 4 lobes of the cerebrum. We have the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the temporal lobe. Let’s look at what they are involved in.
The frontal lobe is involved in processes such as reasoning, planning, speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving. So these are the types of things that are happening in the frontal lobe. Then we have the parietal lobe which is involved in movement, orientation, recognition, and perception. The occipital lobe is involved in visual processing, and this is why sometimes if you get hit at the back of the head, you see stars and so on. That has to do with visual processing. Then we have the temporal lobe which deals with auditory perception, memory, and speech.
So as you can see, there are a bunch of intellectual functions that are being controlled by the cerebrum of the brain. We have a general idea now of what regions are involved in what types of processing.
So in review, we answered the question, “What is the cerebrum?”, and then we looked at the 4 lobes and we spoke a little bit about their function. That’s it for this video. If you have any questions or comments, go ahead and leave them beneath this video. I’d be happy to answer your questions, and maybe even make a follow-up video to answer your specific question. You can always visit our website at Interactive-Biology.com if you want to get some more videos. That’s it for this video, and I’ll see you in the next one.
About The Author Leslie Samuel
Leslie Samuel is the creator of Interactive Biology. He created this site to help Make Biology Fun and has the goal of making this the biggest and best biology resource on the net.
10. February 2011 at 11:52 pm
I was just wondering about the insula. Isit part of the cerebrum or the cerebral cortex?
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Leslie Reply:
February 11th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Hi Daniella,
The insula is a part of the cortex. It’s also called the insular cortex for that reason. Between the frontal and temporal lobe, there is the lateral sulcus (the groove that you see between the lobes). The insula is in there. In terms of its function, it plays a role in consciousness, homeostasis, and emotions.
Hope that helps. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
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17. April 2011 at 6:49 am
do both frontal and parietal lobe play role in speech?? if yes, the which part of speech do each of them have to do with??
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12. May 2011 at 1:16 pm
thank you for helps..
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22. July 2011 at 9:34 am
Thanks very much.
Would like to know the names of the sulci between the different lobes!
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22. July 2011 at 10:30 am
@EskimoBoi1 Do a google search for “sulci in the brain” and you’ll find a good wikipedia article that goes into all the sulci in the brain. Hope that helps!
Leslie
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22. July 2011 at 10:30 am
Do a google search for “sulci in the brain” and you’ll find a good wikipedia article that goes into all the sulci in the brain. Hope that helps!
Leslie
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29. October 2011 at 11:08 pm
Very Helpful Thank you!
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13. November 2011 at 1:04 pm
Why is this verse & script alike, if the “verse” is recently said to B discovered?
Quran 96:15-16
No! If he does not stop, We will take him by the naseyah (front of the head), a lying, sinful naseyah (front of the head)!
Ezekiel 3:7-8
7 But the House of Israel will refuse to listen to you, for they refuse to listen to Me; for the whole House of Israel are “brazen of forehead” and stubborn of heart. 8 But I will make your face as hard as theirs, and your “forehead as brazen” as theirs.
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13. November 2011 at 1:19 pm
Here is the definition of Brazen so you don’t have to look it up.
“brazen: faced with defiance and impudense.
Both the script and the verse cover what is considered sin from the forehead.
A definition of Light is Public Knowledge.
Is it true that Muhammad recieved the words of the Quran from the Light According to the teachings was Muhammad given the Quran from the Light?
There is public knowledge everywhere in this world, and every bit of information helps in education the mind.
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14. November 2011 at 9:42 am
@TriviLizE You’re welcome! Stay tuned for more
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14. November 2011 at 9:45 am
@Holybs111 “There is public knowledge everywhere in this world, and every bit of information helps in education the mind.” 5 thumbs up!
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14. November 2011 at 9:45 am
“There is public knowledge everywhere in this world, and every bit of information helps in education the mind.” 5 thumbs up!
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29. November 2011 at 7:23 pm
Is the insula lobe not part of the cerebrum?
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29. November 2011 at 8:00 pm
@NeedsAHardOne Hi, unfortunately, Leslie won’t be able to answer any inquiries and clarifications at the moment. He is very busy with a lot of work right now and is working on putting more videos to the site. So, please stay tuned for more Biology videos coming very soon!
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29. November 2011 at 8:00 pm
Hi, unfortunately, Leslie won’t be able to answer any inquiries and clarifications at the moment. He is very busy with a lot of work right now and is working on putting more videos to the site. So, please stay tuned for more Biology videos coming very soon!
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7. December 2011 at 9:59 pm
technically it is, its under the temporal lobe i saw it when i had to dissect a sheep brain in lab for bio this semester
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7. December 2011 at 9:59 pm
@NeedsAHardOne technically it is, its under the temporal lobe i saw it when i had to dissect a sheep brain in lab for bio this semester
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7. December 2011 at 9:59 pm
technically it is, its under the temporal lobe i saw it when i had to dissect a sheep brain in lab for bio this semester
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1. April 2012 at 4:32 pm
Ohh! So this is how our brains look like?
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14. April 2012 at 12:09 am
The brain can be divided into four lobes, each of which is associated with different functions.
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