Brain anatomy Flashcards
3 membranes around brain
Dura mater, Arachnoid membrane, pia mater
frontal lobe
planning & goals
parietal lobe
links body to world
occupital lobe
decodes messages from eyes to brain
temporal lobe
understand meaning
primary somatosensory cortex
Touch/ pain
optic ataxia
clumsy motion of limbs under visual guidance (superior parietal lobe lesions)
ideomotor apraxia
loss of purposeful movements
inattentional blindness
temporary blindness when exposed to unexpected Stimuli
Chabris & Simons 2010
too much attention to one aspect limits ability for other aspects
hemispatial neglect
forgetting one side of space (left usually)
Kluver-Bucy syndrome 1950
monkeys & temporal lobe damage - poor memory , no sense of danger
semantic dementia
temporal lobe damage anomia
associative agnosia
damage to temporal lobe , issues recognising objects
prospagnosia
issues with face recognition