cogniton Flashcards
functions of frontal lobe
voluntary movement reasoning executive function inhibition initiative expressive language
so its involved in personality
frontal lobe testing
verbal fluency cognitive estimates proverb interpretation luvia 3 step tets (fist egde palm) primitive reflexes
functions of parietal lobe
knowing right from left reading writing body orientation calculation 2 point discrimination graphaesthesia
parietal lobe lesions (dominant hemisphere)
dysphonia
dyscalculia
dyslexia
appraxia
agnosia
gerstmann syndrome
what is gerstmann syndrome
acalculia- cant do sums
agrapia- cant write
cant tell what is right or left
finger anomia
parietal lobe lesions (non dominant)
spatial disorerination
construction apraxia
dressing apraxia
agnosognosia
temporal lobe functions
understanding speech memory hearing emotions sense of identity
occipital lobe functions
primary visual reception area
what happens if broca’s area is affected
expressive dysphasia
cant form senetences but understands words spoken to them
where is wirnicke;s area
in temoral lobe
what happens of wirnicke’s area is affected
receptive dysphasia
cant understant speech but cant talk
what structures are in the limbic system
hypothalamus
amygdala
hippocampus and dentate gyrus
cingulate gyrus
what is this?
in medial part of temporal lobe
forms new memories
consolidates short term mem to long term mem
hippocampus
what does the amygdala do?
reward system and emotions
insidious onset
slow deterioration
amyloid plaques
neurofibrillary tangles
alzheimers
