Localisation of the brain

Question 1

What is the localisation of the brain function?

Answer 1

The idea that different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions

Question 2

What are the four lobes and their roles?

Answer 2

Frontal: Involved in decision making, planning and problem solving. It also controls voluntary actions
Parietal: Processes sensory information e.g. touch, temperature and pain
Occipital: Processes visual information to interpret and understand what we see
Temporal: Involved with auditory processing and hearing

Question 3

What are the 3 areas in the brain?

Answer 3

Broca’s area: involved in speech production
Wernicke’s area: responsible for speech comprehension
Central sulcus: division between frontal and parietal lobe

Question 4

What are the strengths and limits of Localisation of the brain?

Answer 4

Strengths:
- Case study support = Phineas Gage (personality change when frontal love was damaged)
- Research support = Peterson et al (scientific evidence from neuroimaging)

Limits:
- Alternative research = Lashley (no specific area was soley responsible for learning in rats)