Localisation Of Function Flashcards
Holistic theory
Brain works as one organ
Localisation theory
Different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions
Where is the motor cortex
Frontal lobe
What does the motor cortex do
Control voluntary movements
Consequence of damage to the motor cortex
Loss of control over movements in hands/ fingers
Where is the somatosensory cortex
Parietal lobe
What does the somatosensory cortex do
Processes sensory info from the skin
Signals spinal cord
Reach thalamus
Then somatosensory
Then response
What is the consequence of damage to somatosensory
Less or more pain sensitivity
Where is the visual cortex
Occipital lobe
What does the visual cortex do
Receives/ processes visual info
Consequence of damage to visual cortex
Blindness/ poor vision
Where is the auditory cortex
Temporal lobe
What does the auditory cortex do
Analyses speech
Consequence of damage to auditory cortex
Hearing loss
Where is Broca’s area
Frontal lobe ( left only)
