Neuroanatomy, Function and Hemisphericity Flashcards
A hyperactive immune system (allergies, autoimmunity) means what hemisphere is over-dominant?
Left hemisphere
Hearing and smelling things that are not there mean which hemisphere is over-dominant?
Left hemisphere
Tics and outbursts are associated with which hemisphere being over-dominant?
Left hemisphere
Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) is associated with which lobe?
Parietal lobe
Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC) is associated with which lobe?
Temporal lobe
Word reading is a _______ brain skill
Left
Reading comprehension is a ________ brain skill
Right
What’s ontogeny?
child development
What’s filogeny?
stages of evolutionary development
What are the parts of the Triune brain?
Reptilian Brain Archeocortex
Mammalian Brain Paleocortex
Primate Brain Neocortex
What are the signs/symptoms of parietal lobe impairment?
inability to attend to more than one object at a time, anomia, agraphia, alexia, difficulty drawing objects, difficulty distinguishing L from R, dyscalculia, apraxia, inability to focus visual attention, difficulty w/eye-hand coordination
What are the signs/symptoms of frontal lobe impairment?
paralysis, inability to sequence (for multi-step tasks), low of spontaneity in interacting, loss of flexibility in thinking, perseveration, trouble attending, emotionally labile, changes in social behavior, changes in personality, difficulty with problem solving, Broca’s aphasia
What are the signs/symptoms of occipital lobe impairment?
visual field cuts (deficit in vision), difficulty locating objects in environment, color agnosia, hallucinations, visual illusions or inaccurately seeing objects, word blindness or inability to recognize words, difficulty recognizing drawn objects, movement agnosia, difficulty reading/writing
What are the signs/symptoms of cerebellum impairment?
loss of ability to coordinate fine motor movements, loss of ability to walk, inability to reach out & grab objects, tremors
