Frontal lobe controls functions such as movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement.

• A. A region of the cerebral cortex that processes touch
• B. A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language
• C. A region of the cerebral cortex that coordinates movement
• D. A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement

Answer: (D)

The main idea being tested is how different brain regions specialize in different functions, with the frontal lobe handling movement and higher-order thinking. The frontal lobe contains the primary motor cortex for moving, plus areas involved in planning, abstract thinking, memory (notably working memory), and judgement. So describing a region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement fits the frontal lobe precisely.

Touch processing occurs in the parietal lobe’s somatosensory cortex, not the frontal lobe. Hearing and language are functions of the temporal lobe (auditory areas and language centers). Coordinating movement is mainly the job of the cerebellum, with the frontal cortex contributing to planning and initiating movement, rather than a single cortical region dedicated to all these functions.