Localization of Function Flashcards
What is Localization of Function?
Specific parts of the brain are responsible for specific functions
What did Bell and Magendie create/discover?
Spinal Cord Function
Sensory information in ______ root
Dorsal
Motor info in the _______ root
Ventral
What did Müller believe/discover?
Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies. Sense Organs and Nerves carry specific types of information.
What did Gall believe/discover/create?
The idea of Phrenology
What is Phrenology?
Mental Functioning is represented by the size of corresponding brain regions.
What did Flourens believe/discover?
Experimental Ablation to determine the function of brain regions.
What is Broca’s area responsible for?
Speech
What is Wernikie’s area responsible for?
Comprehension of Written and Spoken Languages.
What are the 2 types of Aphasia? Where are they located?
Nonfluent-Aphasia (Broca’s area)
Fluent-Aphasia (Wernikie’s Area)
What is Contralateral Movement?
Movement that is created on the right side of the brain is carried out on the left limbs and vice versa.
What is Contrlateral Sensory Information?
Sensory information that is taken in on one side of the body is processed by the opposite side of the brain (I.e. something is played in right ear and is processed by left half of the brain)
Name 3 subareas of Biological Psychology
-Physiological Psychology
-Psychophysiology
-Psychopharmacology
-Neuropsychology
-Neuroscience
-Behavior Neuroscience
-Neuroatomony
-Neurochemistry
-Neuropharmacology
What is Experimental Design?
Controlling the Variables.
