workbook Flashcards
What is the role of posterior parietal association cortex?
it receives input from the visual, auditory and somatosensory systems
What is the role of secondary motor cortex?
thought to be involved in programming specific movements after taking instructions from the association cortex
what is the role of the Occipital face area (OFA) ?
it is activated when you see a face and works out if something is a face
what is the handy model divided into
the core system specialised system and the extended system which is more face-related but more general function
what are efferent nerves
Nerves that send signals from the CNS to muscles
what are afferent nerves
Sensory signals from the whole body to the CNS
what do nociceptors detect
pain
What kind of impairment does someone with autotopagnosia have?
The loss of ability to recognise parts of ones or someone else’s body
What part of the brain is tonotopically organised and what does it mean?
auditory cortex
What part of the brain is somatotopically organised and what does it mean?
primary somatosensory cortex
what is proprioception ?
body awareness
dorsal stream
spatial information
Mechanoreceptors detect change in what kind of stimuli?
vibration, sound and acceleration
What is Apraxia?
the inability to perform voluntary movements
What is Contralateral Neglect
the who fail to respond to stimuli on the opposite side of the body to where the lesions has happened
