Localisation Of Function Of The Brain Flashcards
What is localisation of function?
Specific areas of the brain are specialized for certain jobs
What is hemispheric lateralisation of the brain?
The brain is split into two symmeterical halfs called the left and the right hemisphere. This is the idea that the two different hemispheres are responsible for different mental processes.
What is hemispheric lateralisation of the brain?
The brain is split into two symmeterical halfs called the left and the right hemisphere. This is the idea that the two different hemispheres are responsible for different mental processes.
What is the holistic theory?
All parts of the brain work together when processing information
Specific areas of the brain are specialized for certain functions, is describing what?
Localisation of function of the brain
Where is the Broca’s area in the brain?
Left hemisphere
What’s the function of the Broca’s area?
Involved in the production of spoken language and written language.
Which part of the brain is involved in the production of spoken language and written language.
Broca’s area
Broca’s area is involved in the …. of …. and ….. language.
Production
Spoken language
Written language
Damage to the Broca’s area caused what?
Broca’s aphasia - person may show slow speech, lacks fluency or there’s a complete absence of speech. Might produce short meaningful speech that requires a great deal of effort.
What’s Broca’s aphasia?
person may show slow speech, lacks fluency or there’s a complete absence of speech. Might produce short meaningful speech that requires a great deal of effort.
A person may show slow speech, lacks fluency or there’s a complete absence of speech. Might produce short meaningful speech that requires a great deal of effort.
What’s this referring to?
Broca’s aphasia
Broca’s aphasia is where a person may show …. speech, lacks ….. or there’s a complete ….. of speech. Might produce ….. speech that requires a great deal of ….
Slowed
Fluency
Absence
Short
Effort
Where is the motor cortex found in the brain?
Both hemispheres
What’s the function of the motor cortex?
Creation of voluntary motor movements
Which part of the brain is involved in creation of voluntary motor movements
Motor cortex
Damage to the motor cortex can do what?
Cause loss of control over fine movements or small movements on the opposite side of the body (contralateral lateral wiring)
Where is the somatosensory cortex located in the brain?
Both hemispheres
What’s the function of the somatosensory cortex?
Processes information from the senses in the skin. E.g touch, pressure, pain, temperature
Which area of the Brian processes information from the senses in the skin?
Somatosensory cortex
Damage to the somatosensory cortex can produce what?
Problems in perceiving touch (failure to recognise object by touch)
The visual cortex is located where in the brain?
Both hemispheres
What’s the function of the visual cortex?
This area of the brain receives information directly from the eyes.
RVF - LH, LVF - RH.
Process colour and shape
Which part of the brain receives information directly from the eyes?
Visual cortex
Which part of the brain process things such as colour and shape?
Visual cortex
Damage to the visual cortex produces what?
Blindness, hallucinations, inability to see colour or motion
Where is the wernicks area located in the brain?
Left hemisphere
What’s the function of the wernicks area?
Understanding language
Which part of the brain is involved in understanding language?
Wernicks area
Damage to the wernicks area can cause what?
Wernicks aphasia - individuals cannot understand spoken language or where person produces nonsense words
Which part of the brain causes wernicks aphasia when damaged?
Wernicks area
What’s wernicks aphasia?
Individuals cannot under spoken language or they produce nonsense words
Where is the auditory cortex located?
Both hemispheres
What’s the function of the auditory cortex?
Associated with analysing speech based information e.g pitch and volume
Which part of the brown is associated with analysing speech based information?
Auditory cortex
What does damage to the auditory cortex produce?
Partial or full hearing loss
Which sort of the Brian can cause partial or full hearing loss if damaged?
Auditory cortex
