Localisation

Question 1

What is localisation?

Answer 1

The theory that specific functions/processes are localised to/can be found in specific locations in the brain.

Question 2

What are different ways LOF can be measured?

Answer 2

MRI, fMRI, PET

Question 3

What is located inside the frontal lobe and what are their jobs?

Answer 3

Motor cortex - movement, prefrontal cortex - executive functioning, Broca’s area - speech production

Question 4

What is located inside the temporal lobe and what are their jobs?

Answer 4

Auditory area - auditory processing, Wernicke’s area - language comprehension, hippocampus - memory and spatial navigation

Question 5

What is located inside the parietal lobe and what are their jobs?

Answer 5

Somatosensory cortex - touch sensation, parietal lobe - body orientation and precise movements

Question 6

What is located inside the occipital lobe and what are their jobs?

Answer 6

Visual area - processing of visual information, distance and depth perception, recognition of objects and areas

Question 7

What else is located inside the brain and what are their jobs?

Answer 7

Cerebellum - balance and coordination, brain stem - involuntary responses

Question 8

What studies are used to support localisation?

Answer 8

Maguire et al (2000), Phineas Gage (Marlow, 1848), Petersen (1988)

Question 9

What is a strength of localisation?

Answer 9

Objective and clinical = procedure can be replicated, high in reliability

Question 10

What study is used as counter-evidence of localisation?

Answer 10

Lashley (1950)