Localisation of brain function

Question 1

what are the 4 hemispheres of the brain called?

Answer 1

Frontal lobe
temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital lobe

Question 2

what is the frontal lobe responsible for?

Answer 2

Motor control
Problem solving
speech production (Brocas area)

Question 3

what is the temporal lobe responsible for?

Answer 3

Auditory processing
Langauge comprehension (wernicke’s area)
Memory/information retrieval

Question 4

what is the Parietal lobe responsible for?

Answer 4

Touch perception
Body Orientation
Sensory Input

Question 5

What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

Answer 5

Sight ( Visual Cortex)
Visual reception and interpretation

Question 6

What are the 2 hemispheres of the brain connected by

Answer 6

Corpus callosum

Question 7

Who is Phineas gage and what happened to him

Answer 7

Phineas gage was a railroad worker who got a steel rod blasted through his head. After the incident he couldn’t speak during the recovery. Later Phineas psychologically changed from being described as ‘Calm and well-mannered’ but after he was described as ‘unreliable, rude and hostile’