6.5: Localisation of function in the brain

Question 1

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks)

Answer 1

As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems

Question 2

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (what)?

Answer 2

As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia)

Question 3

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
What will it affect?

Answer 3

It will affect her language production

Question 4

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
It will affect her language production, but not her what?

Answer 4

It will affect her language production, but not her understanding

Question 5

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
It will affect her language production, but not her understanding.
Why might Lotta’s grandmother’s speech lack fluency?

Answer 5

Lotta’s grandmother’s speech might lack fluency, because she will have difficulty with certain words that help sentences function

Question 6

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
It will affect her language production, but not her understanding.
Lotta’s grandmother’s speech might lack fluency, because she will have difficulty with certain words that help sentences function (for example what)?

Answer 6

Lotta’s grandmother’s speech might lack fluency, because she will have difficulty with certain words that help sentences function (for example, ‘it’ and ‘the’)

Question 7

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
It will affect her language production, but not her understanding.
Lotta’s grandmother’s speech might lack fluency, because she will have difficulty with certain words that help sentences function (for example, ‘it’ and ‘the’).
As a consequence of damage to the motor cortex, what is Lotta’s grandmother likely to suffer from?

Answer 7

As a consequence of damage to the motor cortex, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from loss of muscle function/paralysis

Question 8

Lotta’s grandmother suffered a stroke to the left hemisphere, damaging Broca’s area and the motor cortex.

Using your knowledge of the functions of Broca’s area and the motor cortex, describe the problems that Lotta’s grandmother is likely to experience (4 marks).
As a consequence of damage to Broca’s area, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from language/speech problems (Broca’s aphasia).
It will affect her language production, but not her understanding.
Lotta’s grandmother’s speech might lack fluency, because she will have difficulty with certain words that help sentences function (for example, ‘it’ and ‘the’).
As a consequence of damage to the motor cortex, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from loss of muscle function/paralysis and where will the motor impairments be?

Answer 8

As a consequence of damage to the motor cortex, Lotta’s grandmother is likely to suffer from loss of muscle function/paralysis and the motor impairments will be on the right side of the body