Cortical association areas Flashcards
Role of cortical association areas
integrate sensory and memory information
Cortical association areas of the frontal lobe
Personality and social conduct
Cortical association areas of the dominant parietal lobe
Calculation and language
Cortical association areas of the non-dominant parietal lobe
Visio-spatial functioning
Cortical association areas of the temporal lobe
Memory and language
Location of Broca’s area
Inferior frontal gyrus
Locations of Wernicke’s area
Superior temporal gyrus
Function of Broca’s area
Coordinate with motor cortex to formulate language
Function of Wernicke’s area
Understand language
Consequence of damage to Broca’s area
Non-fluent aphasia
Consequence of damage to Wernicke’s area
Fluent aphasia
Describe a non-fluent aphasia
Slow disjointed speech
Describe a fluent aphasia
Speech makes no sense
