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Biopsychology: Localisation of function Flashcards

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1
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Where is the motor cortex located?

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Frontal lobe, along pre-central gyrus

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What is mean by localisation of function?

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Refers to the idea specific functions happen in specific areas of the brain

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What is the role of the motor cortex?

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Responsible for the generation of voluntary movements

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How is the motor cortex located?

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Bilaterally; motor cortex on the left hemisphere, controls MUSCLE movements on the right side of the body and vice versa

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What do different parts of the motor cortex do?

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Different parts of the motor cortex exert control over different parts of the body

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How are regions arranged in the motor cortex?

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Arranged logically: region that controls foot located next to region that controls leg

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Where is the somatosensory cortex located?

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Parietal lobe, along post-central gyrus

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What does the Somatosensory cortex do?

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Detects sensory events arising from diff regions of brain

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What does the Postcentral gyrus do?

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processes sensory info related to touch

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What does the Somatosensory cortex produce?

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Produces sensations such as temperature, touch, temp and pain, which it then localises to specific body regions

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How is the Somatosensory cortex located?

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Bilaterally; one side of the brain receives info about other side of the body

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Where is the auditory cortex located?

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Temporal lobes

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Where do auditory pathways begin?

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Cochlea (inner ear)

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Auditory processing: 1) Auditory pathways begin in the _______, where __________ are converted to _____ impulses

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cochlea
sound waves
nerve

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Auditory processing: 2) Impulses travel via auditory _____ to auditory ______

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nerve

cortex

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What happens in the cochlea

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Soundwaves are converted to nerve impulses

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Auditory processing: What happens after sound waves are converted to nerve impulses during auditory processing?

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to the auditory cortex via auditory nerve

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Auditory processing: 3) En-route to the brain, the nerve impulses pass through where?

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Brain stem
Thalamus
Auditory cortex

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What happens in the brain stem during auditory processing?

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Basic decoding occurs, e.g. duration and intensity of a sound

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What happens in the thalamus during auditory processing?

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The thalamus, which acts a relay station and carries out further processing of auditory stimulus

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What happens in the auditory cortex during auditory processing?

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Decoded sound is recognised and may result in an appropriate response.

22
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What is Unilateral destruction?

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Damage to one side of the brain

23
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What does unilateral destruction result in?

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Slight hearing loss

24
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What does bilateral destruction result in?

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Cortical deafness

25
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Where is the visual cortex located?

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Occipital lobe

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Visual processing: 1) visual processing beings in the._____, where_____enters and strikes the ______________

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cochlea
light
photoreceptors

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Visual processing: 2) _____ impulses from the retina are transmitted to the _____ via the _____ nerve

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Nerve
brain
optic

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Visual processing: 3) Majority of impulses terminate in the ________ which acts as a _____ _______, passing this info onto the ______ ______

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thalamus
relay station
visual cortex

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Visual processing: Where do the majority of nerve impulses terminate?

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Thalamus

30
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Visual processing: Where does info pass onto after being relayed by the thalamus?

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Visual cortex

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Which hemisphere(s) is the visual cortex located in?

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Both

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How is the visual cortex located within the brain?

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Bilaterally; right hemisphere receives input from the left-hand side of the visual field and vice versa

33
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What does the visual cortex contain and what do these process?

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Different areas which process different types of visual info such as colour, shape and movement

34
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Where is Broca’s area located?

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Posterior portion of LEFT frontal lobe

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What is Broca’s area responsible for?

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Speech production

36
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Patient Tan understood ________. but was unable to to _____ nor express _______ in writing

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language
speak
thoughts

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What was patient Tan able to do?

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Understand speech

38
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What did Broca do?

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Conducted a post mortem study on patient Tan

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What did Broca find?

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discovered a lesion on the left frontal lobe

40
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Why are Broca’s findings significant?

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He helped discover a language centre responsible for speech production in posterior frontal lobe in left hemisphere

41
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Where is Wernicke’s area located?

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Posterior portion of left temporal lobe

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What is Wernicke’s area responsible for?

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Language comprehension

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What will a patient be able to do if they have damage to their Wernicke’s area?

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Able to speak but unable to comprehend language

44
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What did Wernicke find?

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A patient has a lesion in posterior region of left temporal lobe

45
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A03 - Why do Aphasia cases support Localisation of function?

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A - inability to understand/comprehend speech
C - caused by stroke/head trauma
E- expressive (unable to produce speech) = damage to Broca area
R - receptive (unable to comprehend language) = damage to Wernicke’s area
S - shows importance of different brain regions in production of speech (Broca’s) and comprehension of language (Wernickes)

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A03 - Weakness of aphasia cases

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D - Dronkers et al - found lesion in Broca’s area
BUT ALSO FOUND
O - other evidence suggesting other AREAS contributed to failure of speech production

47
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A03 - How do brain scanning techniques support Localisation of function?

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Peterson - Demonstrated how:
B - Broca area active during reading
W - Wernickes area active during listening
S - Shown by brain scans - clear cause and effect
S- Suggests areas perform diff functions which control diff aspects of body. Reading = eyes Listening = ears

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A03 - Weakness of brain scanning technique?

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Equipotentiality Lashley -
B - basic motor functions = localised
H - higher mental functions (e.g. empathy) = aren’t
C - claimed after brain injury, intact areas of cortex can take over responsibility for specific cognitive functions
O - suggests functions aren’t localised, as Other regions can take over
S - So, brain is so complex, no one part acts independently, instead, works as a unit.

49
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A03- which researcher gives support for brain scanning techniques?

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Peterson

50
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A03- which research gave evidence against localisation of function in terms of equipotentiality

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Lashley

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