Human communication Flashcards
aphasia
trouble with language. It can no t be due to a sensory or motor deficit.
Difficulty understanding and using.
describe the criteria for comprehnsion
when you hear a word it should active all the compartments of memory of this word
agnosia
the primary areas to be okay. but the deficits to be in the in the association areas
Describe aphasia
they know what a dog sounds like they know what it looks but the word Dog does not activate the memory
where in the brain is the dictionary table
bottom of the temporal cortex. po
what happens if there is damage in the language comprehension area
you can read words and say them but not understand.
what is transcorticol sensory aphasia
damage to the posterior language area
symptom of people with transcortical sensory aphasia
they just repeat after people
on side of the brain is language localized
the left brain
what aspects of language are found on the right side
rhythm tone emphasis recognizing people by the sound of their voice comprehending metaphors
what does the frontal lobe do in language processing
on the left side of the brain. involved in speech productio
what does the temporal lobe do in language processing
determines where and what is making the sound. the where and what pathway.
In language there is a specific what pathway that asks what is the sound i am hearing dies it come from a language i speak.
what does the dictionary area which spans different lobs in the brain
heavy interconnected and creates mental schema of the word that is being analysed.
explain the steps that lead to speaking
i want to speak/ is there value in me speaking right now?- medial Prefrontal lobe
Choosing the words; words that convey meaning- dictionary of the brain (language comprehension)
Organizing the content words and add connecting words-. prefrontal lobe
Saying the word- moving the mouth and lungs to express the sound you need- frontal lobe
what of the brain is most active when reading
Primary visual cortex
two categories of strokes
anterior or posterior aphasia
anterior aphasia
trouble producing meaningful speech.
More aware of the situation, recognize their deficits.
I have alot to say but .it wont come out right
posterior aphasia
they don’t have the schema that creates pictures connected to words .
They don’t have the dictionary and don’t have the nouns the content words.
They are much less aware of their deficit
Transcortical sensory aphasia
they repeat what people say to them but they dont actually understand
Conduction aphasia
they speak fluently and understand but they can not repeat the words people say to them.
They have trouble learning new words.
what causes conduction aphasia
the loss of the direct pathway from the Wernicke’s to the Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
analyzing speech sounds. and recognizing words
when you have damage in Wernicke’s area what is it called
pure word deafness
Pure word deafness
everything sounds like noise because you cant seem to recognise what the word is .
They don’t understand when people talk to them or when they talk.
