Writing/Writing Disorders

Question 1

What is writing?

Answer 1

Depends on knowledge of words that are to be written, along with proper grammatical structure

Question 2

Brain regions involved in writing

Answer 2

Dorsal parietal lobe
Primary motor cortex
Premotor cortex

Question 3

Processes involved in writing

Answer 3

Audition
Vision
Memorization
Motor memory

Question 4

Writing disturbances/disorders

Answer 4

Phonological dysgraphia
Orthographic dysgraphia

Question 5

Phonological dysgraphia

Answer 5

Cannot sound out words and write them phonetically
Cannot write unfamiliar words or pronounceable nonwords
Can imagine familiar words and then write them
Caused by damage to regions of the brain involved in phonological processing and articulation (Broca’s area, ventral pre central gyrus, insulate)