Biopsychology

Question 1

Name the lobes of the brain

Answer 1

Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe

Question 2

Where is Broca’s area located?

Answer 2

Lower part of left frontal lobe

Question 3

Where is wernicke’s area located?

Answer 3

Top part of left temporal lobe

Question 4

What is decussation?

Answer 4

Crossing over of motor nerves (left side of brain effects right side of body)

Question 5

What is Broca’s area?

Answer 5

Broca a French physician in 1861 published a case study of a patient with language impairment and could only say the word ‘tan’ yet could understand language. Problem now called Broca’s aphasia.

Question 6

What area is responsible for a speech production?

Answer 6

Autopsy of broca’s patient showed area of damage in lower part of left frontal lobe- means that this area is responsible for speech production

Question 7

What is Wernicke’s area?

Answer 7

In 1874 Wernicke reported about patients suffering from a language disorder now called Wernicke’s aphasia. These patients could speak fluently but what they said had little/nothing to do with conversation + little understanding of words

Question 8

What area is responsible for speech comprehension?

Answer 8

In Wernicke’s patient autopsies showed damage to top part of left temporal lobe this means that this area is responsible for speech production + contains a store of words.