When a neck/spinal injury is suspected, the jaw thrust technique can be used instead. The main aim of the jaw thrust is to bring the chin forwards without moving the neck. This lifts the tongue from the back of the airway and relieves obstruction. It is worth noting that there are a variety of different jaw thrust techniques used across the world.
That's lower level processing. Higher levels of your brain are also activated to make sense of the sensory information. When you initiate a reflex action, like withdrawing your hand from a hot surface, the first part of the response is initiated at the spinal cord. But, as soon as the information reaches your brain, your motor cortex, cerebellum, frontal cortex, parietal cortex, etc, take over, planning and controlling movement.
Click Here To Return To Diagram. Frontal Lobe-Front part of the brain; involved in planning, organizing, problem solving, selective attention, personality and a variety of higher cognitive functions including behavior and emotions.ccipital Lobe-Region in the back of the brain which processes visual information. Not only is the occipital lobe mainly responsible for visual reception, it also contains association areas that help in the visual recognition of shapes and colors. Damage to this lobe can cause visual deficits.