Cortical Organization - E2 Flashcards
What is the localization theory?
Specific functions are assigned to regions of the cerebral cortex and they operate independently of each other
Broadman’s areas 41, 42, and 22 basic disorders, dysfunction and region of brain
Temporal lobe
Disorders of auditory sensation and perception. Dysfunction: Unilateral lesion –> partial hearing loss in CL ear
What deficits would you find from damage to the R temporal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
R:
- 41,42,22: L hearing loss
- Long term memory: Nonverbal (designs, what you did)
Bil:
- Selective attn, distractibility
- Change in personality/affect
- Changes in sexual activity
What deficits would you find from damage to the R frontal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
R:
- 4: L hemiparesis/plegia
Bil:
- 6 (lateral): PMA
- 6 (medial): SMA
- Impaired response inhibition (distractable, dec. : judgement, consid of outcomes, elabo.)
- Impaired social behaviour (apathy, dec. initiation, no social graces)
- Altered Sexual Behaviour
- Dec. behav. spontaneity
- Poor recency memory
Function of PMA vs SMA
PMA is planning and production of complex motor tasks by SMA is planning and execution of complex motor behaviour
What deficits would you find from damage to the L frontal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
L:
- 4: R hemiparesis/plegia
- 44: Broaca’s area - Expressibe aphasia
Bil:
- 6 (lateral): PMA
- 6 (medial): SMA
- Impaired response inhibition (distractable, dec. : judgement, consid of outcomes, elabo.)
- Impaired social behaviour (apathy, dec. initiation, no social graces)
- Altered Sexual Behaviour
- Dec. behav. spontaneity
- Poor recency memory
What deficits would you find from damage to the L temporal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
L:
- R hearing loss (41, 42, 22)
- Long-term memory: Verbal
- 22: Wernicke’s Area - Receptive aphasia
Bil:
- Selective attn, distractibility
- Change in personality/affect
- Changes in sexual activity
What deficits would you find from damage to the R Parietal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
R:
- Short term memory: Non-verbal
- L sided neglect
- Spatial apraxia
- Disorders of spatial ability
- Disorders of drawing
Bil:
- 3,1,2: Sensation
- 5,7: Stereognosis
- 39,40: Cross-modal matching (visual, sensory, auditory)
- Disorders of body image
What deficits would you find from damage to the L Parietal lobe (per the Localization Theory)?
L:
- Short-term memory: Verbal
- Apraxia
- Disorders of language
- Acalculia
- R/L confusion
- Disorders of writing
Bil:
- 3,1,2: Sensation
- 5,7: Stereognosis
- 39,40: Cross-modal matching (visual, sensory, auditory)
- Disorders of body image
Which side of the brain is associated w/non-verbal disorders?
Non-dominant or Right hemisphere
Which side of the brain is associated w/verbal disorders?
Dominant or Left hemisphere
What part of the brain is associated w/disorders of spatial ability?
Non-dominant or Right Parietal lobe
Which part of the brain is associated w/…
a) long term
b) short term
Memory?
a) Temporal = Long
b) Short = parietal
Which hemisphere is more…
a) logical
b) creative
a) Dominant (Left) = logical
b) Non-dominant (Right) = creative
Where in the brain do you get hearing disorders?
Temporal lobes: areas 41,42,22
Where in the brain do you get sensory disordres?
Parietal lobe 3,1,2
Where in the brain do you get motor disorders?
4: Hemiparesis
6: lateral PMA medial SMA
Where and what is area 44?
What does damage to that area cause?
Dominant (left) frontal lobe - Broca’s area
Damage = expressive aphasia
Where and what is area 4?
What does damage to that area cause?
Primary Motor Cortex in R and L frontal lobes
cause hemiparesis or hemiplegia of CL side
Where and what is area 3,1,2?
What does damage to that area cause?
Primary Somatosensory Cortex in R and L parietal lobes w/3 more “ant”
Damage causes disorders of tactile dysfunction and perception and sensation
Where and what is area 39 and 40?
What does damage to that area cause?
Sensory association area in Parietal Lobe
Damage causes Impaired cross modal matching (visual, aud, and sesnory together)
Where and what is area 6?
What does damage to that area cause?
Medial is SMA and Lateral is PMA in frontal cortex R and L
Damage causes disorders of planning, production, organization, and execution of complex motor behaviours
Where and what is area 5,7?
What does damage to that area cause?
It is in the parietal lobe for stereognosis
Damage causes visual or tactile agnosia
Where and what is area 17,18,19?
What does damage to that area cause?
Occipital Lobe
Damage causes visual problems
Where and what is area 22?
What does damage to that area cause?
Wernicke’s Area in L Temporal Lobe
Damage causes receptive aphasia
Where do you see disorder of music, pitch, rhythm?
in R (non-dom) hemisphere
Where do you see disorders of language?
In L (dom) hemisphere
What does focal damage to the face region in area 4 and area 3,1,2 cause?
dysarthria
What is the connectionism theory?
It is a theory of cortical organization based on neuroanatomy that states bundles of axons connect various brain areas together and allow an exchange of information b/t lobes/areas and b/t hemispheres
What are the commissural fibers in the connectionism theory?
ex?
(un)myelinated axons that cross the midline and interconnect the hemispheres
Ex) Corpus callosum (interconnects the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes)