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Skills and Functions Associated with the Lobes of the Brain

Frontal Lobe
Controls Attention
Motivation
Emotional Control
Guide/control social behavior
Judgment
Problem solving
Decision making
Expressive language
Motor integration
Voluntary movement

Occipital Lobe
Visual Perception
Visual input
Reading (the perception and recognition
of printed words)

Cerebellum
Coordination of voluntary movement
Balance and equilibrium

Temporal Lobe
Memory
Receptive language
Language comprehension
Musical awareness
Sequencing skills

Parietal Lobe
Tactile perception (touch)
Awareness of spatial relations
Academic skills

Brain Stem
Autonomic nervous system (heart rate, breathing, temperature, etc.)
Level of alertness