Localisation of brain function

Question 1

What is localisation of brain function

Answer 1

Refers to the principle that certain areas of the brain are responsible for specific functions - they have certain jobs or tasks to carry out

Question 2

What is the left hemisphere specialised for

Answer 2

Analytical thinking, language and logic

Question 3

What is the right hemisphere specialised for

Answer 3

Emotional processing, intuition and creativity

Question 4

What is the cerebral cortex

Answer 4

The the outer area that covers the surface of the brain and is divided into 4 regions - with specific functions

Question 5

Frontal lobe function

Answer 5

Thinking, creativity

Question 6

Parietal lobe function

Answer 6

sensory info

Question 7

temporal lobe

Answer 7

memory, language

Question 8

occipital lobe

Answer 8

visual information

Question 9

cerebellum

Answer 9

balance, equilibrium

Question 10

Example in psychology?

Answer 10

Localisation of language: Paul Broca

Question 11

What did Paul Broca do?

Answer 11

Studied 8 patients with language problems, examined brains after death and found damage in a specofoc area of the left hemisphere.
Area is now called Brocas area, is associated with speech production, located in the left frontal lobe