Localisation Of Function In Brain

Question 1

What part of the brain is responsible for what

Answer 1

. Auditory cortex - hearing and audiotory info
. Motor cortex - voluntary movements
. Somatosensory cortex - sensory information
. Language centres - brocas area
. Wernickes area - understanding language

Question 2

Evaluation of localisation theory

Answer 2

. Supporting evidence from brain scans
. Brain scans are empirical
. Case study of tan (broca)
. Phones cage rod through head become angry (frontal lobe regulate mood)

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.Ashley contradictory evidence rat and maze
.may be less valid as conducted on animals