Language and The Brain (A)

Question 1

What are three important issues in relation to language and the brain?

Answer 1

Comparison
Localisation
Lateralisation

Question 2

What do Nativists argue?

Answer 2

That we have an innate ability to acquire language through a language faculty device.

Question 3

What is Lenneberg’s (1967) theory?

Answer 3

That in infancy, the relationship between the two parts of the brain is flexible enough for language to relocate itself in the right when necessary.

Question 4

Early evidence suggested that damage to which side of the brain impaired language in a way that the other did not?

Answer 4

Damage to the left side of the brain impaired language in a way that damage to the right did not.

Question 5

What does the upper surface of the brain consist of?

Answer 5

‘Grey matter’ lmpwn as the cortex.

Question 6

What does the cortex do?

Answer 6

Deals with more complex operations, including making connections with stored information, analysing input and controlling sophisticated muscular movements.

Question 7

Where is the sub-cortex (white matter)?

Answer 7

Under the cortex

Question 8

Where is the cerebellum?

Answer 8

The base of the brain

Question 9

what does the cerebellum do?

Answer 9

Co-ordinates a range of muscular movements which have become highly automatic.

Question 10

How many hemispheres does the brain have?

Answer 10

Two

Question 11

What are the hemispheres joined by?

Answer 11

The corpus callosum.

Question 12

What does the left hemisphere do?

Answer 12

Controls movement and sensation on the right side of the body.

Question 13

What does the right hemisphere do?

Answer 13

Links to the left side.

Question 14

What is the left hemisphere associated with?

Answer 14

Analytic processing and symbolisation

Question 15

What is the right hemisphere associated with?

Answer 15

Perceptual and spatial representation

Question 16

What are the four lobes?

Answer 16

Frontal, Temporal, Occipital and parietal lobes.

Question 17

Which side of the brain is verbal?

Answer 17

left

Question 18

which side of the brain controls logic?

Answer 18

left

Question 19

Which side of the brain is creative?

Answer 19

Right

Question 20

What is localisation?

Answer 20

That particular cognitive functions are local to particular parts of the brain

Question 21

What is lateralisation?

Answer 21

Are there differences between the left and right side of the brain

Question 22

What is commisurotome?

Answer 22

Cutting the corpus colosseum and disconnecting the hemispheres. then showing the patient an object. They will only be able to comprehend with the right side of the brain because there is no connection.

Question 23

Diachronic listening?

Answer 23

The listening ability is stronger in the right ear due to the left hemisphere dominance.