Localisation of functions

Question 1

Localisation of functions

Define

Answer 1

Refers to the idea that specific areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours.

Question 2

Motor cortext

Answer 2

Located in the frontal lobe, and is responsible for the voluntery movements.

Question 3

Somatosensory Cortext

Answer 3

Found in the parietal lobe and it processes sensory information from skin

Question 4

Visual cortext

Answer 4

Located in the opccipital lobe, it processes visual information.
Each brain hemesphire recives information from the other visual feild.

Question 5

Auditory cortext

Answer 5

Found in temporal lobe, responsible for processing sound information and recives imput from both ears

Question 6

Language centres

Answer 6

Brocas area- found in the frontal lobe of the Left Hemisphere- controls speech production, if this is damaged speech will be slowed and labourios.
Wernickes area- located in the temporal lobe of left Hemisphere, involved in language comprehension, if its damaged then they will lack meaning to their fluent speech.

Question 7

Localisation Vs Holisitc theory

Localisitc

Answer 7

proposes that different functions are controlled by different areas of the brain.

Question 8

Localisatiom Vs Holisitc

Holistic theory

Answer 8

Suggest that the funtions are not confined to specific areas but distributed across the whole brain.
Lashley(1950)- Higher cognative functions like learning are spread diffusley through the brain

Question 9

Left Hemisphere of the brain

Answer 9

Responsible for language, logic and analytical thinking

Question 10

Right Hemisphere of the brain

Answer 10

Involved in spatial awearness, creativity.

Question 11

Evaluation

Positive

Answer 11

Neurosurgery proves that when damaged areas of the brain are removed it will change aspects of an individual.
If you have a lobtomy your personality might change as you have some of your frontal lobe dissapears

Question 12

Evaluation

Positive- Brain scans

Answer 12

fMRI scans provide support for localisation by showing activity in the brain while completing specific tasks.

Question 13

Evaluation

Lashleys (1950)

Answer 13

If other areas of the brain are damaged other areas will take over.
Rats- not about where you take them its about how much.

Question 14

Case studies

Answer 14

Phineas gage- pole through his head lead to change in personality.