Chapter 5: Thinking, Planning, and Language Flashcards
concept cells
recognizing and understanding what we are looking at
concept cells location
temporal lobe
case of DBO
- could not recognize objects
- could identify objects by feeling them
condition of agnosia
not being able to identify visual stimuli
fusiform face area
important to help recognize face
parahippocampal
allows you to recognize a place
posterior parietal cortex
makes sense of words
semantic system
parietal cortex, temporal lobe, pfc
fMRI
functional magnetic resonance imaging
visual word form area
recognizes letters and words
occipitotemporal cortex
visual recognition and reading
damage to left hemisphere produces
aphasias
important region of Lebourgne’s brain
Broca’s Area
non-fluent aphasia
speech production is impaired but understanding is not
Wernicke’s aphasia
being able to talk but not understand
pure word deafness
damage to the superior temporal lobe
pure word deafness: hear or no?
they can hear, not understnad
FOXP2
switches other genes on and off in brain
mutations in FOXP2
difficulty with spoken and written language
executive function
blend of:
inhibition
working memory
shifty
inhibition
ability to suppress a behaviour
working memory
ability to maintain information over time
shifting (mental flexibility_
adjust your behaviour based on a situation
what region is biggest for executive functioning
PFC
affective decision making
having our normal decision be affected by something
orbitofrontal cortex
important in affective decision making
the study of
neural functions that underlie inter-
personal behavior, such as reading
social cues, understanding social rules,
choosing socially-appropriate respons-
es, and understanding oneself and
others.
social neuroscience
social neuroscience is also called
mentalizing
temporoparietal junction
focuses on others
mirror neurons
watching others has our neurons fire
