Localisation Flashcards
Localisation
Specific functions have specific locations within the brain
Motor cortex
Generate voluntary movements
Frontal lobe
Somatosensory cortex
Responds to sensory inputs from the body
Parietal lobe
Visual cortex
Receives + processes visual info
Occipital lobe
Auditory centre
Analyses speech based info
Temporal lobe
Broca’s area
Aids speech production
Left hemisphere - frontal lobe
Wernicke’s area
Aids understanding speech
Left hemisphere - temporal lobe
Gage
Pole through frontal lobe
Motor skills intact
Change in social ability
Harasty
Women have larger Broca’s + Wernicke’s area
Result of greater use of language
Lashley
Higher mental functions are not localised
Strengths of localisation
Research support
but case studies
Weaknesses of localisation
Individual differences not considered - Harasty
Contradicting research - Lashley
