Language and the brain Flashcards
1
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accident that gave clue on where the brain is
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Phineas gage sept 1948
2
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anterior speech cortex
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Broca’s area
3
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Posterior speech cortex
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Wernicke’s area
4
Q
Broca’s area (anterior)
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speech production
5
Q
Controls face, jaw, tongue, larynx
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The motor cortex
6
Q
Inability to produce or comprehend language due to damage in specific brain regions
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Aphasia
7
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Partial loss of language
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Broca’s aphasia
8
Q
discovered brocas area
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paul broca
9
Q
discovered wernicke’s area
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carl wernicke
10
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Fluent aphasia
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wernnicke’s aphasia
11
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Fluent aphasia
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wernnicke’s aphasia
12
Q
Can’t find right words, uses fillers instead
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Anomic aphasia
13
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Most severe form of aphasia
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Global aphasia
14
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form of dementia
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Primary progresive aphasia
