Higher Cortical Function Flashcards
What are the general functions of the frontal lobe?
Motor Expression of speech- brocas area Behavioural regulation/judgement Congition Eye movements Continence
What are the general functions of the parietal lobes?
Sensory Comprehension of speech (left hemisphere) Body image (usually right) Awareness of external environment Calculation and writing Superior visual radiations
What are the general functions of the temporal lobes?
Hearing Olfaction Memory Emotion Inferior radiations
Which cerebral hemisphere is most often dominant?
The left
What dominant features does the left side of the brain do?
Sequential processing.
Eg language
Maths/logic
What dominant features does the right side of the brain carry out?
Body image
Visuospatial awareness
Emotion
Music
Which area of the frontal lobe is concerned with how to articulate speech?
Brocas area
Which area in the superior temporal lobe is concerned with putting words together into a cohesive sentence?
Wernickes area- used in interpretation of language
What white matter pathway connects wernickes area and brocas area?
The arcuate fasciculus
What are the two types of memory?
Declarative- explicit, facts
Nondeclarative- implicit, motor skills and emotions.
What is the brief understanding of how memories are stored?
Short term memory (seconds to minutes) is moved to long term memory via emotional context, rehearsal and association.
What is the role of the hippocampus?
Involved in amplifying thoughts to the cortex to help make memories.
What is neuroplasticity?
The idea that the brain is able to constantly remodel itself by adjusting its synaptic connections which allows us to learn by strengthening the synaptic connections.
