Question: what area of the brain is responsible for short term memory

title: Neuroanatomy of memory
text: The most important function of the Occipital lobe is vision . Due to the positioning of this lobe at the back of the head it is not susceptible to much injury but any significant damage to the brain can cause a variety of damage to our visual perception system . Common problems in the occipital lobe are field defects and scotomas , movement and colour discrimination , hallucinations , illusions , inability to recognize words and inability to recognize movement . A study was done in which patients suffered from a tumour on the occipital lobe and the results shows that the most frequent consequence was contralateral damage to the visual field . When damage occurs in the occipital lobe it is most common to see the effects on the opposite side of the brain . Since the brain regions are so specialized in their functioning damages done to specific areas of the brain can cause specific type of damage . Damage to the left side of the brain can lead to language discrepancies , i.e. difficulty in properly identifying letters , numbers and words , inability to incorporate visual stimuli to comprehend multiple ways an object can be found . Right side damage causes non-verbal problems , i.e. identifying geometric shapes , perception of figures and faces . In almost all regions of the brain left side damage leads to general language problems whereas right side damage leads to general perception and problem solving skills .