Headway Essex
Providing Brain Injury Care & Support
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25th Anniversary
2010 is Headway Essex's 25th Anniversary - 25 years of care for people with brain injury and their families.
Every Brain Injury is Unique
Each person with a brain injury has unique physical, intellectual or social rehabilitation problems. The term ‘Cognition’ refers to the workings of the mind through which we are able to make sense of the world.
Frontal Lobe
The frontal lobe is the area of
the brain responsible for
higher cognitive functions. These include:
- Problem solving
- Spontaneity
- Memory
- Language
- Motivation
- Judgment
- Impulse control
- Social and sexual behavior
Parietal Lobe
The parietal lobe plays a
role in our sensations of
touch, smell, and taste. It
also processes:
- Sensory input
- Spatial awareness
- Eye-hand co-ordination
- Arm movement
The parietal lobe also contains a specialised region called Wernicke’s area that is responsible for matching written words with the sound of spoken speech.
Temporal Lobe
The temporal lobe plays a role in emotions, and is also responsible for:
- Smelling
- Tasting
- Perception
- Memory
- Understanding music
- Aggressiveness
- Sexual behavior
The temporal lobe also contains the language area of the brain.
Occipital Lobe
The occipital lobe is at the rear of the brain and controls vision and recognition.
Limbic Lobe
The limbic lobe is located deep in the brain, and makes up the limbic system, which regulates emotion and memory.
Headway Essex provides care and support for survivors of brain injury and their families and carers
Headway Essex Town Office, 58b Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PB.
Headway Essex is a Registered Charity No. 1008807 and a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England No. 2674755
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