localisation of function of the brain

Question 1

where is the motor cortex found?

Answer 1

back of the frontal lobe

Question 2

what is the role of the motor cortex?

Answer 2

controls voluntary movement in the opposite side of the body

Question 3

where is the somatosensory cortex found?

Answer 3

front of the parietal lobe

Question 4

what is the role of the somatosensory cortex?

Answer 4

sensory information from receptor sites on the skin is processed here
each body part has a separate are in this cortex
the more sensitive the body part, the larger the area it has in the cortex

Question 5

where is the visual cortex found?

Answer 5

occipital lobe

Question 6

what is the role of the visual cortex?

Answer 6

information from each eye sends this information to the opposite side of the visual cortex
eg) visual stimuli that is within the left visual field will be sent to the right visual cortex for processing

Question 7

where is the auditory cortex found?

Answer 7

temporal lobes

Question 8

what is the role of the auditory cortex?

Answer 8

process speech information
often sends this information to the wernicke’s area