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The inferior parietal lobe also contains the supramarginal gyrus, which sits around the posterior end of the Sylvian fissure. The inferior region of the parietal lobe, close to the Sylvian fissure, houses the gustatory cortex where information about taste is processed. The superior parietal lobe is associated with proprioception (where the body is oriented in space), attention (particularly spatial attention), spatial reasoning and mathematical ability. The primary somatosensory cortex is behind the central sulcus, and it receives information from the body about touch, temperature and pain.

The parietal lobe is an association cortex, where different kinds of information are brought together (Ham et al, 2014).

This brain area is responsible for voluntary movement of body muscles. The primary motor cortex is located at the posterior of the frontal lobe, anterior to the central sulcus. The inferior frontal regions are also associated with the production of speech, in particular with retrieving and articulating words (Hirshorn & Thompson-Schill, 2006). The inferior parts of the frontal lobe are closely associated with working memory: the ability to temporarily store and use information (such as when doing mental arithmetic or solving an anagram), which is sometimes included as part of the executive functions (Miyake et al, 2000). This includes goal setting, planning, reasoning, decision making, adapting behavior to suit changing circumstances, inhibiting unwanted or inappropriate responses, and regulating emotional responses (Mateer & Sira, 2006 Miyake et al, 2000).

The frontal lobe is the last area of the cerebral cortex to mature, and is associated with some of the most complex aspects of human cognition, especially the executive functions that guide and monitor complex behavior (Vincent et al, 2008).

The cognitive functions associated with these lobes can be summarized as follows: The main part of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, and it is divided into four lobes (frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal). The brain creates, stores and retrieves memories, as well as controlling body movements to enable action and communication.

The brain receives information from sensory inputs and uses that information to make sense of the world, by comparing and integrating it with past experiences. It is responsible for everything that we do, feel and perceive. The human brain is the centre of the body’s nervous system and the seat of cognition.