Localisation of brain function

Question 1

what is the assumption of localisation of brain functions?

Answer 1

that different parts of the brain are responsible for different behaviours

Question 2

what is the cerebral cortex?

Answer 2

it can be divided into four lobes, frontal, occipital, parietal, and temporal

Question 3

what is the frontal lobe responsible for?

Answer 3

located at the front of the brain, it is responsible for problem solving.

Question 4

which lobe is responsible for sensory processes such as pain?

Answer 4

the parietal lobe, located in the middle section of the brain

Question 5

which lobe is located at the back of the brain?

Answer 5

the occipital lobe which is responsible for interpreting visual stimuli

Question 6

what is the temporal lobe responsible for?

Answer 6

located at the bottom of the brain, it is responsible for auditory information

Question 7

what does the orbitofrontal cortex do?

Answer 7

whether a partner is desirable (sexually)

Question 8

what did Ishai (2007) find?

Answer 8

that observing beauty in the opposite sex raised the action of the OFC for both males and females