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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal Lobe Functions

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The frontal lobe handles motor control; the parietal lobe handles touch and body position; the occipital lobe handles vision; the temporal lobe handles hearing and, via the hippocampus, memory.

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Recognizing a familiar song relies on the temporal lobe; reading its title relies on the occipital lobe.

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A given behavior always draws on more than one lobe — these are specializations, not boundaries.