Week 10 : Language Flashcards
Where is Brocas area?
left side hemisphere of the frontal lobe
What is Broca aphasia?
meaning behind words but theres no fluent language
What is involved in the brocas area?
muscle movements for speech, syntax, grammar
Where is Wernickes area?
in the left side hemisphere of the temporal lobe
What is Wernickes aphasia?
Fluent language but no meaning behind it
What is the Wernickes - Genschwind model?
Meaningful speech is created in the Wernickes area
what are some limitations of the WG model?
too simplistic
What does it mean to be bilingual?
To have knowledge of two or more languages in the brain with the intent to communicate with others
What are semantic networks?
Networks of unitary nodes with labeled links between them
What is the evidence for semantic networks?
Sentence verification data
What is the definition problem?
Necessary and sufficient conditions are the useful approach to shape definition
What is the temporal lobe responsible for?
Linguistic information about single words
What is the frontal lobe responsible for?
Integration of information and unfolding representation of processing cortex
