Lecture 10

Question 1

What is the purpose of mirror neurons?

Answer 1

• Cannot tell the difference between doing an action and seeing an action
• The brain mirrors what it sees
• Humans learn by learning and copying, hence “mirroring”

Question 2

List:

Components of mirror neuron network

Answer 2

• SMA: Supplementary Motor Area
• VPMA: Ventral Premotor Area
• S1: Primary Somatosensory Cortex
• IPC: Inferior Parietal Cortex

Question 3

Which hemisphere is specialized for understand and producing speech?

Answer 3

Left hemisphere

Question 4

List:

The important structures and function for speech perceptance and production

Answer 4

1. Broca’s Area: Production of language
2. Wernicke’s Area: Comprehension of written and spoken language