Localisation of brain function

• what is localisation of brain function?

  different areas of the brain regulate different functions
• what is the cerebral cortex?

  outer layer of the brain
• what are the 4 parts of the cerebral cortex?

  frontal lobe

  occipital lobe

  parietal lobe

  temporal lobe
• what is the cerebral cortex divided into?

  4 lobes in each hemisphere with different functions
• what has the frontal lobe been linked to?

  personality, mood regulation & impulse control
• what does the parietal lobe receive?

  sensory information, linked to perception
• what is the temporal lobe responsible for?

  memory processing & understanding language
• what is the occipital lobe concerned with?

  visual processing
• what is the example for localisation of brain function?

  localisation of language
• who is the French neurosurgeon linking to localisation of language?

  Paul Broca
• what did Paul Broca discover when studying patients with language problems?

  all had damage to specific area within the frontal lobe of left hemisphere
• what is the frontal lobe left hemisphere associated with?

  speech production
• what was the area Broca discovered called?

  Broca's area
• what does this demonstrate?

  how certain areas of the brain are specialised for certain functions