Localisation of function in the brain

Question 1

What is the localisation of brain function
a good place to start

Answer 1

During 19th century twas discovered that certain areas of the brain held particular functions
This is known as ‘localisation of brain function
lil bit of history 4 u there

Question 2

What is localisation

Answer 2

The theory that specific areas of the brain are associated with particular physical and psychological functions

Question 3

NOW
we have 2 hemispheres
the left n the right
whats right in the middle

Answer 3

Corpus collosum
pretty much just tissue
can be severed and ppl can still function normally

Question 4

What is hemispheric lateralisaition

Answer 4

The dominance of one hemisphere of the brain for particular physical and psychological functions

Question 5

In most respects the left n right hemispheres r similiar
so
to b difficult
name one difference between them

Answer 5

The presence of language areas are only found in the left hand side
or if u wish to b smart n psychological
THE LEFT HEMISPHERE

Question 6

What is the broca responsible for

Answer 6

Converting thought into speech

like berocca converts my depression into vitamic c capusles that convert me into functioning semi normally
same shit different sun position

Question 7

What does the wernicke do

Answer 7

Plays an important role in understanding other ppl’s speech and for producing speech which makes sense

Question 8

What are the 3 structures (layers) of the brain

Answer 8

Cerebrum
Limbic system
Central core

Question 9

What does the central core regulate

Answer 9

Our most primitive and involuntary behaviours
e.g. breathing, sleeping or sneezing
Also known as the brain stem
Includes structures such as the hypothalamus
Regulates eating and drinking
Regulates endocrine system in order to maintain homeostasis

Question 10

What is homeostasis

Answer 10

Process by which body maintains a constant physiological state
yes we know we know
OR WE DONT
i wasnt too sure
so we made this flashcard
MOVE ON

Question 11

What does the limbic system control

Answer 11

Our emotions
WELL MINE MUST B DOING A RATHER FUCKIN INADEQUATE JOB

Question 12

Where is the limbic system located

Answer 12

Around central core of the brain
Interconnected w hypothalamus

Question 13

What does the limbic system contain

Answer 13

Structures such as the hippocampus
Has key roles in memory

Question 14

What does the cerebrum regulate

Answer 14

Our higher intellectual processes
Each of our sensory systems sends messages to and from this cerebral cortex

Question 15

Describe the structure of the cerebrum pls

Answer 15

Has an outermost layer known as the cerebral cortex
Appears grey because of the location of cell bodies (hence “grey matter”)
Made up of the left n right hemispheres which are connected by a bundle of fibres called the corpus callosum

Question 16

What does the corpus callosum enable

Answer 16

Messages to enter the RH to be conveyed to the LH and vice versa
Each hemisphere is further divided into 4 lobes
-Frontal
-Parietal
-Temporal
-Occipital

Question 17

Frontal lobe

Answer 17

Location for awareness of what we are doing within our environment

Question 18

Paretial lobe

Answer 18

Location for sensory and motor movements

Question 19

Occipital lobe

Answer 19

Location for vision
REALLY

Question 20

Temporal lobe

Answer 20

Location for thw auditory ability and memory acquisition

Question 21

i would like to take this moment to apologise for the lack of enthusiasm in the last 4 flashcards regarding yes the lobes

Answer 21

i was feeling a lil lazy in class
so i was brief
very brief
but what is done is done
now go have some water u dry skinned lil shit

Question 22

What does the somatosensory

Answer 22

Located in the parietal lobe
Responds to heat, cold, touch, pain and our sense of body movement
mine just be hyper active
cos all i feel is pain

Question 23

What is the motor

Answer 23

Located in the parietal lobe
Responsible for controlling voluntary movements
Left hand side controlled by RH and vice versa
Damage to this area results in impaired movements

Question 24

What is the visual

Answer 24

Located in the occipital lobe
Primary function is vision
U DONT MF SAY

Question 25

What is the auditory

Answer 25

Located in the temporal lobe
Responsible for analysis of speech-based information

Question 26

ok i must b tired
cos those flashcards were meant to say like where does this sense resonate from or shit

Answer 26

whoopsies

Question 26

Give evidence that many neurological functions are localised in relation to language and memory (+ve evaluation of brain scan evidence)

Answer 26

Peterson et al. 1988
Used brain scans to demonstrate how Wernicke’s area was active during a listening task and Broca’s area was active during a reading task, suggesting that these areas of brain have different functions
ofc ofc twas my first guess

Question 27

What is evidence of brain scan evidence with Tulving et al 1994

Answer 27

Tulving suggested that semantic memory resides in your left pre-frontal cortex
Episodic in right pre-frontal cortex
Procedural memory in cerebellum
Hippocampus helps process memory
whoop whoop it da sound of the police

Question 28

What is a +ve evaluation involving destruction the destruction of healthy brain tissue

Answer 28

Lobotomy (Freeman) - removal of brain tissue
Leucotomy - cutting the connections to a particular part of the brain
Controversially (fancy word ik ik) neurosurgery is still used today for treatment-resistant severe depressive and extreme cases of OCD
The success of these procedures strongly suggests that symptoms and behaviours associated with serious mental disorders are localised

Question 29

What is case study evidence regarding Phineas Gage
yh the man w a frickin tube thru his head

Answer 29

On train
Explosion of meter length iron pole went thru left cheek
Passed behind left eye and exited brain from skull at top of head
Was found 25-30 yrs behind him, covered in bits of brain
Knocked over but didn’t lost consciousness
excuse me but how the actual fuck
He survived, after months of recovery regained his job
Before accident he was capable and efficient man, looked at as smart and well-balanced mind
However his personality had changed from someone who was kind to someone who was now boisterous, rude and grossly boasphemous
these r very big words
His friends said he was “No longer Gage”
Damasio et al concluded altho accident was horrific , taught us a great deal about complexity of pyschological processes that occur in human brain

Question 30

What is a -ve evaluation saying higher cognitive functions are not localised
We acc gon be talking bout rats so strap on ur seatbelts and unhook ur bras cos this gon b a fun ride

Answer 30

Karl Lashley 1950 suggests basic motor and sensory functions were localised, but that hugher mental functions were not
Rats had 10-50% of their cortex removed
No area was shown to be more important than any other area of the rats’ ability to learn a maze
Process of learning appeared to require every part of the cortex, rather than being confined to a particular area
Seems to suggest the learning is too complex to be localised and requires involvement of the whole brain

this i already knew because my best friend is a rat so theres that

i still want a greenhouse

Question 31

What is cortical remapping

Answer 31

what is that sorpical napping
The brain is able to recognise itself in an attempt to recover the lost function

Question 31

What is cortical remapping

Answer 31

what is that sorpical napping
The brain is able to recognise itself in an attempt to recover the lost function

Question 32

What is Lashley’s law of equipotentiality

Answer 32

Surviving brain circuits ‘chip in’ so the neurological function can be achieved