Localistaion Of Brain Function Flashcards
1
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Define Localisation of function
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The theory that specific areas of the brain are associated with particular physical and psychological functions
2
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Motor cortex
- function and location
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- responsible for the generation of voluntary motor movements
- located in the frontal lobe
3
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Somatosensory cortex
- function and location
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- detects sensory events arising from different regions of the body - produces sensations of the skin, touch, pressure,pain
- located in the parietal lobe
4
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Auditory cortex
- function and location
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- concerned with hearing, responsible for analysing and processing acoustic information
- located in the temporal lobe
5
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Visual cortex
- function and location
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- receives and processes visual information eg colour, shape
- located in the occipital lobe
6
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Broca’s area -
Function and location
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- responsible for speech production
- located in the left hemisphere
7
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Wernickes area
Function and location
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- responsible for language comprehension
- located on the left hemisphere
8
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What does the left hemisphere do
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- language centre of the brain
- controls the right side of the body
- receives information from the right visual field
9
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What does the right hemisphere do
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- focuses on Visio - spatial tasks
- controls left side of the body
- receives information from the right visual field
10
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Define split brain
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The two hemispheres of the brain are connected by a bundle of fibres known as the corpus callosum
- a commissurotomy is the division of Athena two hemispheres by surgery, which has occasionally been done to improve epilepsy
