Localisation Of Function Flashcards by Scarlett Daniels | Brainscape

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Localisation of function

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Theory that different areas of the brain

Are responsible for different:

Behaviors, processes or activities

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Motor area

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A region in the frontal lobe

Involved in regulating movement

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Somatosensory area

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Area of pareital lobe

Processes sensory info such as touch

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Visual area def

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Part of the occipital lobe

Recieves snd processes visual info

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Auditory area

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In temporal lobe

= analysis of speech-based info

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Broca’ s area

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In frontal lobe, left hemisphere

Responsible for speech production

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Wernick’s area

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Temporal lobe

Left hemisphere (LHMS)

Responsible for language comprehension

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