Biopsychology - Localisation Of The Brain

Question 1

Localisation of function

Answer 1

Specific areas of the brain associated with certain processes

Question 2

Brocas area

Answer 2

Frontal lobe left side - speech production

Question 3

Wernicke area

Answer 3

Temporal lobe left side comprehension of language

Question 4

Wernickes area aphasia

Answer 4

Person can speak but not understand language

Question 5

Brocas area aphasia

Answer 5

Person can understand not speak

Question 6

Motor cortex

Answer 6

Vouluntary motor movements

Question 7

Somatosensory cortex

Answer 7

Processes input from sensory receptors in body sensitive to touch

Question 8

+ tulving el al

Answer 8

Episodic and semantic memories in different areas pre frontal cortex

Question 9

• lashley

Answer 9

Equipotentiality - basic motor motor and sensory function are localised higher mental functions are not e.g. mediated perception - focused attention

Question 10

Left hemisphere

Answer 10

Language broca and wernicke

Question 11

Right hemisphere

Answer 11

Visuospatial

Question 12

Both sides

Answer 12

Motor
somatosensory
visual
auditory

Question 13

-limitation - research in brain

Answer 13

Case studies are seen as unscientific brain research with damage often covering multi regions when MRI scans were made of tans brain

Question 14

+ supporting patient tan

Answer 14

Patient tan damage Broca’s area and wernickes.
Aphasia impaired ability to produce language - broca

Question 15

+ FMRI

Answer 15

Showing activation in regions previously associated with when perform language tasks corresponding to the correct region