Frontal Lobe Flashcards
1
Q
motor cortex
A
movement
2
Q
premoter cortex
A
preparation for the motor cortex - for fluent movement
3
Q
frontal lobe relates to…
A
IQ
4
Q
damage to the motor & premotor cortex =
A
motor impairments
- speed, strength, fine movement
Broca’s Aphasia
5
Q
Damage to the prefrontal cortex…
A
Impairments to divergent thinking
6
Q
divergent vs convergent thinking
A
divergent = outside the box
convergent = yes/no or black/white
7
Q
What does impairments to divergent thinking entail?
A
worse at…
word fluency tests
response inhibition - inappropriate responses
stroop test
utilization behaviour
8
Q
human example
A
Phineas Gage - dramatic personality changes
- impairments in executive functions
9
Q
if someone had an issue with divergent thinking - where would damage likely be?
A
prefrontal cortex
