How many lobes does the brain have

Anyway, enough of this silliness. Four lobes it is. Plus insular cortex. Plus cingulate gyrus which since it spans both frontal and parietal lobes, I'm going to continue to think of separate. Time for bed. NB: Opinions expressed are those of the author alone, and are not those of his employer, or of Radiopaedia. Blah blah blah.

Updating… Please wait. Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again. Thank you for updating your details. Log In. Sign Up. Become a Gold Supporter and see no ads. It is the uppermost and largest part of the brain and is divided into left and right hemispheres, which are joined by and communicated through the corpus callosum.

Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into five lobes, four of which have the same name as the bone over them: the frontal lobe , the parietal lobe , the occipital lobe , and the temporal lobe. A fifth lobe , the insula or Island of Reil, lies deep within the lateral sulcus. Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below.

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