Assumption 2-Localisation Of Brain Function

Question 1

What is the localisation of brain function?

Answer 1

Refers to the principle that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions ie frontal is responsible for thinking,creativity and personality-they have certain jobs or tasks to carry out

Question 2

What are the four lobes in the cerebral cortex called?

Answer 2

Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal

Question 3

What is frontal lobe responsible for?

Answer 3

Creativity,personality,thinking

Question 4

What is the parietal lobe responsible for?

Answer 4

Sensory information,ie temperature,touch,pain

Question 5

What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

Answer 5

Visual processing-receives information directly from eyes

Question 6

What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

Answer 6

Memory and processing of speech

Question 7

What is Broca’s area?

Answer 7

Broca’s area-frontal lobe
Broca had a patient who before death could only say ‘tan’ they had damage to the left frontal lobe which is now called the Broca’s area which we now know is responsible for speech production