brain lobes

Frontal Lobe Damage

Loss of simple movement of various body parts

Inability to plan a sequence of  tasks, such as making coffee (Sequencing)

Loss of spontaneity in interacting with others

Loss of flexibility in thinking

Persistence of a single thought (Perseveration)

Inability to focus on task (Attending)

Mood changes (Emotionally Labile)

Changes in social behavior

Changes in personality

Difficulty with problem solving

Inability to express language (Broca's Aphasia)

Parietal Lobe Damage

Inability to attend to more than one object at a time

Inability to name an object (Anomia)

Inability to locate the words for writing (Agraphia)

Problems with reading (Alexia)

Difficulty with drawing objects

Difficulty in distinguishing left from right.

Difficulty with doing mathematics (Dyscalculia)

Lack of awareness of certain body parts and/or surrounding space (Apraxia) that leads to difficulties in self-care

Inability to focus visual attention

Temporal Lobe Damage

Difficulty in recognizing faces (Prosopagnosia)

Difficulty in understanding spoken words (Wernicke's Aphasia)

Disturbance with selective attention to what we see and hear

Difficulty with identification of, and verbalization about objects

Short term memory loss

Interference with long term memory

Increased and decreased interest in sexual behavior

Inability to catagorize objects (Categorization)

Right lobe damage can cause persistent talking

Increased aggressive behavior

Occipital Lobe Damage

Defects in vision (Visual Field Cuts)

Difficulty locating objects in environment.

Difficulty identifying colors (Color Agnosia).

Production of hallucinations

Visual illusions - inaccurately seeing objects

Word blindness - inability to recognize words

Difficulty in recognizing drawn objects

Inability to recognize movement (Movement Agnosia)

Difficulties with reading and writing