Localisation Of Functions Flashcards
Motor area
In the top of the frontal lobe, used to regulate movement.
Somatosensory area
Top of the parietal lobe which is used for sensory information such as touch
Visual area
In the occipital lobe used to process visual information.
Auditory area
In the temporal lobe used for analysis of speech based information.
Broca’s area
Bottom of the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere used for speech production.
Wernicke’s area
Area of the temporal lobe used for language comprehension
Cerebral cortex
The outer layer of the brain about 3mm thick and is what separates us from other animals as ours is much more developed.
Evaluation- brain scan evidence for localisation
Petersen et al
- used brain scans to demonstrate how wenicke’s area was active during a listening task and Broca’s area was active during a reading task suggesting different areas have different functions
Evaluation- limitation. holistic?
Lashly’s
- suggested higher cognitive functions such as the process involved in learning are not localised but distributed in a more holistic way.
- lateralisation is too reductionist
