The Brain Flashcards
What is Wernicke’s Aphasia
Patients understand and are saying words but sentences don’t make sense.
What are some symptoms of Wernicke’s Aphasia
Fluent speaking,Repetition,Not aware of impaired speech
What is Broca’s Aphasia
Patients can understand but struggle to find the words
What are some symptoms of Broca’s Aphasia
Slow with conversation,choppy sentences, aware of speech impediment
How do patients with weather Wernicke’s or Broca’s Aphasia illustrate the grounding assumptions of Biopsych
Show a change in the function or the CNS which has affected their cognition.
Who was Phineas Gage
A railway worker who received a substantial brain injury that cause a metal rod to penetrate his brain
Who was the railway worker
Phineas Gage
What area of Phineas Gage’s brain was damaged
His right frontal lobe
What changed about Phineas Gage
He became more impulsive and his memory was impaired
What was the doctor conclusion about Phineas Gage
Researchers concluded that specific brain areas were responsible for specific psychological functions
Who studied a patient called Tan
Broca(1861)
What was Tan unable to do
Speak
When was Tan’s brain injury discovered
Post Mortem
Where was Tan’s brain damage
Left frontal lobe
What was Broca’s conclusion
That the ability to speak is linked to a specific region.Supported the idea of brain localisation
