Brain Memory & Language - Unit 2 Flashcards
Anterior
Toward the front
Dorsal
Upper part
Inferior
Lower part
Lateral
Toward the outside of the brain
Medial
Towards the inside of the brain
Posterior
Toward the back
Superior
Upper part
Ventral
Lower part
Agrammatism
Synatactic Deficit: Problems producing or comprehending language form
Telegraphic Production (NVO: “Dog eat cookie”)
Agrammatism - Symptoms
3
Reduced variety of words and syntax
Leaves out function words (Is, are, the, and, etc.)
Leaves out main verbs (“Dan store”)
Angular Gyrus - Function
Wernicke’s Area doesn’t really respond to visual input.
The angular gyrus interprets letters into abstract linguistical concepts
Angular Gyrus - Location
3
Temporal Lobe
Near: Inferior edge of the Parietal Lobe
Left Hemisphere
Damage to the angular gyrus usually causes…
Acquired dyslexia
Anomia
4
Word retrieval deficit
More severe TOT effect (Tip of the Tongue)
Paraphasia
Word error
Apahsia
Acquired language impairment
Affects all modalities of language (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
Language Problems Associated with Aphasia
4
Form (Articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, & morphemes)
Content (Meaning of words)
Use (Pragmatic Ability)
Usually will vary in severity and will change over time
Causes of Aphasia
4
Stoke (CVA)
Tramatic Brain Injury (less common)
Infections
Tumors
Common Deficits seen in Aphasia
6
Anomia
Phonemic Paraphasia
Semantic Paraphasia
Neologism
Perseveration
Stereotypic Utterances
Fluent Aphasia - Symptoms
4
Easy flow verbal output
Normal prosody
Anomia
Neologism & paraphasias
Nonfluent Aphasia - Symptoms
4
Slow, effortful, & labored speech
Impaired prosody
Anomia
May have Agrammatism
Types of Fluent Aphasia
4
Wernike’s Aphasia
Conduction Aphasia
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
Anomic Aphasia
Types of Nonfluent Aphasia
3
Broca’s Aphasia
Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Global Aphasia
Broca’s Aphasia
Expressive Aphasia
Motor Aphasia
(5)
Production is more severely impaired than comprehension
Impaired naming & repetition
Agrammatism
Good self-monitoring
Written language typically mirrors their oral language
Anomic Aphasia
3
Comprehension and production are pretty good
Anomia is prominent
Mildest type of aphasia
Conduction Aphasia
4
Repetition is more impaired than comprehension and production
Fluent but more paraphasias (usually phonemic)
Oral reading difficulty but reading comprehension ok
Aware of errors
Global Aphasia
All language functions will be severely impaired
This diagnosis is used very sparingly because it’s hard to receive insurance help with this diagnosis
Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Similar to Broca’s except better repetition (although delayed) and less anomia
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
Similar to Wernicke’s except repetition will be ok
Wernike’s Aphasia
Receptive Aphasia
Sensory Aphasia
(8)
Impaired comprehension
Production is fluent, smooth, and effortless
Syntax can be good and complex
Word retrieval difficulties
Jargon
Empty speech
Circumlocation
Neologisms
Levels of Impaired Comprehension in Wernicke’s Aphasia
3
Severe: Cannont comprehend simple information
Moderate: Get the gist, but miss the specifics
Mild: Some semantic impairments
Arcuate Fasciculus
Connects Broca’s & Wernicke’s Areas
Aprosodia
Prosody deficits
Diminished prosody (May result in monotone speech)
Loss of Emotional Prosody
Linguistic Prosody
Broca’s Area - Function
How to Form Words
Plans & organizes speech movements
Broca’s Area - Location
4
Inferior
Posterior
Frontal Gyrus
Left Hemisphere
Who was Paul Broca?
3
Lived 1824-1880
Noticed that patients with right side paralysis also had language disorders (aphasia)
Discovered that LH posterior frontal lobe is involved in speech production
Broca’s Patient: Tam
4
He had right side paralysis and obvious language problems
Could say “tam” and swear
He had good language comprehension
After death, damage was found in the left hemisphere to the posterior frontal lobe (Broca’s Area)
Broca’s Patient: LeLong
4
He had good comprehension
Communicated with gestures
Could say “oui”, “non”, “trois”, & “toujours”
After death, it was found that he had damage to the LH of the posterior frontal lobe (Broca’s Area)
Exner’s Writing Area - Function
Deals with pre-motor directions for your hand
Exner’s Writing Area - Location
Just above Broca’s Area in frontal lobe
Right Frontal Area - Function
Expression of emotion in faces/voices
Right Parieto-Temporal Area - Function
Perception of emotion in faces/voices
Wernicke’s Area - Function
3
Connects sounds to words and meanings
Matches the set of sounds to the set of stored words
Now the meaning is understood
Wernicke’s Area - Location
4
Superior
Posterior
Temporal Gyrus
Left Hemisphere
Who was Karl Wernicke?
3
Lived 1848-1904
Wernicke discovered that the posterior temporal lobe is involved in language comprehension
Also proposed a language processing model (extended by Geschwind)
Wernicke’s Patient
3
Had a patient who spoke fluently but the speech was nonsensical
Patient also could not understand speech and suffered no paralysis
Autopsy revealed damage to the posterior temporal lobe
What percentage of people have Broca’s & Wernicke’s areas in the Left Hemisphere?
90%
What would happen if you were to accidentally remove Broca’s & Wernicke’s areas?
The patient will no longer be able to produce or understand language
Cerebral Commissurotomy
3
A procedure to keep hemispheres from interacting with each other
The surgeon cuts completely through the corpus callosum
Still performed today
Confabulatation vs. Lying
Confabulate = make up things, trying to explain things, may believe their own explanations
Lying = You know you are saying something wrong and are trying to deceive
Corpus Callosum
It connects the two hemispheres
Primary Auditory Cortex - Function
Processes Nerve Signals into Sounds
Auditory Perception
Only sound - no meaning
Primary Auditory Cortex - Location
4
Superior
Anterior
Temporal Lobe
Left Hemisphere
Primary Motor Cortex - Function
Guides Motor Movement
Primary Motor Cortex - Location
Posterior
Frontal Lobe
Dysgraphia
Difficulty writing
Often accompanies dyslexia