Localisation of function

Question 1

4 main parts of the brain

Answer 1

cerebrum (the bigger one)
cerebellum (at the back)
brainstem
dincephalon

Question 2

4 lobes

Answer 2

frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal

Question 3

motor cortex location

Answer 3

precentral gyrus
frontal lobe
both sides

Question 4

motor cortex role

Answer 4

regulates motor muscles movement

Question 5

somatosensory cortex location

Answer 5

postcentral gyrus
parietal lobe
both sides

Question 6

somatosensory cortex role

Answer 6

gains sensory information form the sensetion form skin
e.g. touch, temepreture, pressure

Question 7

visual pathway

Answer 7

light-> reetina->optic nerve->
thalamus-> visual cortex in the occipital lobe

Question 8

auditory pathway

Answer 8

sound-> cochlea-> auditory nerve-> brainstem-> thalamus-> auditory cortex

Question 9

broca`s area

Answer 9

-speech production
broca`s aphesia - Productive aphasia

Question 10

Wernicke`s area

Answer 10

comprehension
Fluent aphasia

Question 11

Broca`s area location

Answer 11

posterior portion
frontal lobe

Question 12

Wernicke`s area location

Answer 12

posterior portion
temporal lobe

Question 13

eval 1 top

Answer 13

the difference in function of B and W demonstarted by studies of damage

Question 14

eval 1 point

Answer 14

describe both aphasias

Question 15

eval 1 tail

Answer 15

shows the importance of both parts
and their differnce
while both contribute into speech

biological approach - detailed, specefic, helps understanding and provides treatment

Question 16

eval 2 top

Answer 16

localisation of function was primarly studied through case studies, due to the nature of the question

Question 17

eval 2 point

Answer 17

Dronkers: 2 pateints with Brocas aphesia. used MRi and found that there are other brain regions that contribute to brocas aphesia! not solely the Broca`s area.
moreover, damage to Broca’s area creates temporarely damage, but it doesnt result in permanent disruption of speech

Question 18

eval 2 tail

Answer 18

this means that the language and cognition is far more complex and involves lots of networking from different brain regions, rather than simply two regions

showing how much we still dont know

Question 19

va

eval 2 tail double

Answer 19

however, case study is not the best representation, as the sample is very small, which makes it harder to generalise the case. however, it can be unethical and very difficult to study people with Broca’s aphesia, therefore the researchers are forced to make it a Quazi experimnet, as it is unethical to manipulate the IV (in that case the disruption of fucntions related to speech)

Question 20

eval 3 top

Answer 20

it is the conncetion/communication between regions that is more important

Question 21

eval 3 point

Answer 21

Wernicke said that all regions are independent in the brain and have differnt fucntions, however, to work they have to communicate. An example of it is the case when a loss of reading ability happend because of the damage to the conncetion between visual cortex and Wernicke`s area. therefore a person was unable to read due to damage in conncetion NOT the area

Question 22

eval 3 tail

Answer 22

complex behaviours built up gradually, they move trhough different parts, before they are triggered by stimuli. And then they produce a respond.
therefore, we can associate damage to conncetion with the damage to the area.
confusing the disrupted outcome - with a cause.
while it is just an outcome of a damage