What? Damage to areas of brain linked to mental disorders
Who? Dougherty et al. - 44 people w/ OCD; undergone cingulotomy - 30% had successful response, 14% partial response
Why? Behaviours associated with serious mental disorders may be localised
Strength: Evidence from brain scans
What? Evidence of localisation from brain scans
Who? Peterson et al. - Broca's/Wernicke's area was active during reading and listening tasks respectively + Buckner and Peterson - semantic/episodic memories in different parts of prefrontal cortex
Why? Sound scientific evidence
Limitation: Language localisation questioned
What? Language mightn't be localised to just Broca's and Wernicke's areas
Who? Dick and Tremblay - 2% of modern researchers think language controlled by Broca's and Wernicke's area - brain imaging shows language function is distributed holistically
