8.1 Higher cortical function

Question 1

principle neurone of the cortex

Answer 1

pyramidal cells (output)

Question 2

link dementia to incontinence

Answer 2

late stage dementia can affect frontal lobe, which affects continence

Question 3

how does right parietal lobe damage link to body image?

Answer 3

neglect left side, won’t see others on your left nor your left side of body

Question 4

another function of temporal lobes

Answer 4

speech comprehension (usually left hemisphere)

Question 5

site of olfactory cortex

Answer 5

uncus

Question 6

if the corpus callous was cut, what might happen?

Answer 6

-alien hand syndrome: conflict between left and right hands

-left and right hemispheres working in isolation (could give two different answers)

Question 7

brocas area is closely related to what?

Answer 7

pre central gyrus

Question 8

wernickes area is closely related to what?

Answer 8

auditory cortex

Question 9

why’s is important for brocas and wernickes areas to be connected via arcuate fasciculus

Answer 9

to repeat words spoken to you

Question 10

direction of arcuate fasciculus

Answer 10

wernickes to brocas

Question 11

wernickes aphasia is aka

Answer 11

fluent gibberish

Question 12

3rd type of aphasia

Answer 12

isolated damage to arcuate fasciculus: cant repeat a heard word

Question 13

where are non declarative memories stored?

Answer 13

basal ganglia, cerebellum

Question 14

describe neuroplastcity

Answer 14

cellularly, after learning something there are more neurotransmitters, more receptors expressed and more axon sprouts = stronger synapse