frontal lobes

Question 1

Front of the brain is …

Answer 1

about doing

Question 2

Back of brain ….

Answer 2

understads

Question 3

Governs all aspects of conscious experience..

Answer 3

superstructure

Question 4

This is what writing instruction is all about…

Answer 4

it is a prefrontal activity. Written expression is heavily related to frontal lobe.

Question 5

Luria’s superstructure: brain boss functions:

Answer 5

planning, organize, monitor, etc. what academic subject do you need that these are critical for

Question 6

Premotor cortex helps adjust motor response to….

Answer 6

environmental stimuli (i.e., supplementary = learned; premotor = novel)

Question 7

can move from premotor to supplementary

Answer 7

frees up brain and… Automaticity allows for higher level learning.

Question 8

Prefrontal cortex superstructure:

Answer 8

provides the plan “what” of action

Question 9

Basal ganglia tells you:

Answer 9

‘when’ it is appropriate to do it. Intention

Question 10

Cerebellum tells you

Answer 10

“how” to carry it out.

Question 11

That’s the highest level of motor functioning: tertiary zone is the _____ _____. Secondary zone is _____ ______. _______ is the primary zone

Answer 11

prefrontal cortex
Basal Ganglia
Cerebellum

Question 12

Cerebellum doesn’t think, it _____

Answer 12

exaggerates. When you do a motor action- type, brush teeth, write, etc.- is ALWAYS active. There is no cerebellum activity in IMAGINED motor activity.

Question 13

ideational praxis

Answer 13

[idea of creating].

Question 14

Ideomotor praxis

Answer 14

[carrying out the steps].

Question 15

Constructional praxis

Answer 15

[the carrying out of the motor action]

Question 16

Language problem at the front of the brain is about _____, and back of the brain problem is about _____

Answer 16

doing

understanding

Question 17

Brodmann’s areas

Answer 17

Front of the brain behind the forehead is where the highest levels of cognition take place

Question 18

Frontal lobe (Broca’s area)

Answer 18

expressive language & oral expressive language

Question 19

Exners area

Answer 19

important for writing letters and words (written expressive language)

Question 20

Broca’s area not just specific to oral expression –

Answer 20

also important for syntax and grammer

Question 21

Broca’s area also is important for

Answer 21

imitation

Question 22

Perception of emotion

Answer 22

= back of brain

Question 23

Executive function – think of “boss”

Answer 23

governs all aspects of cognition (Plan, Organize, Strategize,
Monitor, Evaluate, Modify, & Change Behavior)
–academic area that corresponds is written expression. Kids with issue in exectutive function will struggle in written tasks.

Question 24

Executive function - Major division to think of functionally…..

Answer 24

internal and external control.

Question 25

External

Answer 25

(solving tasks/problems, doing problems, written expression, used in class all the time (higher order tasks)

Question 26

Internal

Answer 26

(emotional and self control, self awareness and other awareness) problems show in the playground, outside of class

Question 27

Association areas –

Answer 27

pre (right area) and supplementary (left area)

Question 28

Depression

Answer 28

problem with getting into long term memory

Question 29

ADHD

Answer 29

Problem with retrevial

Question 30

Orbital prefrontal

Answer 30

controlling own emotions and behavioir

Question 31

Dorsolateral prefrontal

Answer 31

managing life, completing tasks, wiring

Question 32

Oculomotor

Answer 32

watching things, reading.

Question 33

Cingulate -

Answer 33

keeps track of what is going on in the front and back of brain – like “ram” of computer, keeps things running.

Question 34

Cingulate dysfunction

Answer 34

When there is an issue “blocks things up”. Also when dysfunction, slow, reserved quiet and difficultly making decisions, no interest in what is going on around them ( depression). Plays into the classroom, difficulty on T & F, multiple choice tests.

Question 35

Saccade

Answer 35

(tracking, how easily your eyes move in regards to stimuli)

Question 36

Cingulate dysfunction -

Answer 36

Struggle with catching mistakes

Question 37

Orbital circuit control

Answer 37

of self-governed emotion regulation

Question 38

Lateral orbital circuit

Answer 38

more behaviour regulation – emotional response inhibition or perseveration

Question 39

Medial orbital region important for emotion regulation –

Answer 39

– reward processing and theory of the mind-empathy (perception of emotional state more posterior)

Question 40

CIRCUIT OVERACTIVITY (right side)=

Answer 40

Too Active = quiet /reserved = OCD

Question 41

CIRCUIT UNDERACTIVE (left side) =

Answer 41

Underactive = ADHD

Question 42

When out of balance....

Answer 42

try to account/ compensate for each other.