Biopsychology [U6X]

Question 1

Peterson et al. & Tulving et al.

Answer 1

• Biological basis for localisation
• Brains scans demonstrate Wernicke’s active during listening tasks, Broca’s active during reading tasks (Peterson)
• Semantic in left prefrontal cortex, episodic in right prefrontal cortex (Tulving)

Question 2

Lashley on holistic localisation

Answer 2

• Holistic theory of localisation support
• Removed 10-50% of cortex in rats learning a maze’s route
• No area was more important than another
• Learning uses all of cortex
• Suggests higher order processes use holistic distribution of function

Question 3

Case Study of phineas Gage