Localisation of Function in The Brain

Question 1

Localisation of function

Answer 1

• The theory that different areas of the brain are responsible for specific behaviours, processes or activities

Question 2

Motor centres

Answer 2

• A region of the frontal lobe involved in regulating movement

Question 3

Somatosensory Centre

Answer 3

• An area of the parietal lobe that processes sensory info (touch)

Question 4

Visual Centre

Answer 4

• A part of the occipital lobe that receives and processes visual info

Question 5

Auditory Centre

Answer 5

• Located in the temporal lobe and concerned with the analysis of speech based info

Question 6

Language centres

Answer 6

• Broca’s = An area of the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere - responsible for speech production
• Wernicke’s = An area of the temporal lobe in the left hemisphere - responsible for language comprehension