areas and functions of the brain

Question 1

motor area

Answer 1

back of the frontal lobe. controls voluntary movement in opposite sides of body. damage= loss of control over fine movements.

Question 2

somatosensory area

Answer 2

front of parietal lobe. separated from motor area by ‘central sulcus’. sensory info from skin is represented.

Question 3

visual area

Answer 3

in the occipital lobe. each eye sends info from right VF to left VC and from left VF to right VC. damage to left hem causes blindness to right VF of both eyes.

Question 4

auditory area

Answer 4

in the temporal lobes. analyses speech based info. damage can cause partial hearing loss. damage to specific area may affect ability to understand language.

Question 5

broca’s area

Answer 5

left hemisphere. broca identified area in frontal lobe responsible for speech. damage=Broca’s aphasia: slow, laborious speech that lacks fluency.

Question 6

wernicke’s area

Answer 6

left hemisphere. Wernicke’s identified a region in left temporal lobe responsible for language comprehension. damage=Wernicke’s aphasia- non sense words.

Question 7

localisation theory

Answer 7

different parts of the brain are responsible for different functions.
challenged the holistic theory: whole brain is involved in controlling all functions.