Localisation of function in the brain

• What is the theory of localisation?

  The theory that different areas of the brain are responsible for specific processes and behaviours
• what was the holistic theory?

  all parts of the brain were involved in the processing of thought and action
• What case can be applied to localisation?

  Phinneas gage
• what is lateralisation?

  some of our physical and psychological functions are controlled by a particular hemisphere
• wat is activity on the left hand side of the body controlled by?

  the right hemisphere
• what is the outer layer of both hemispheres called?

  cerebral cortex
• what 4. lobes is the cortex split into?

  • frontal
  • parietal
  • occipital
  • temporal
• where is the motor area found?

  back of the frontal love
• what does the motor area do?

  controls voluntary movement in the opposite side of the body
• what does damage to the motor area result in?

  loss of control over fine movements
• Where is the somatosensory area?

  At the front of both parietal lobes
• what does the somatosensory area do?

  where sensory information from the skin is processed
• where is the visual area?

  in the occipital lobe, at the back of the brain
• what does the visual area do?

  receives and processes visual information
• where is the auditory area?

  in the temporal lobes
• what does the auditory area do?

  analyses speech-based information
• what can damage to the auditory area do?

  partial hearing loss
• where is brocas area?

  left frontal lobe
• what is Broca’s area responsible for?

  speech production
• what does damage to Broca’s area lead to?

  slow speech
• where is wernickes area?

  left temporal lobes
• what is wernickes area responsible for?

  language understanding
• what des damage to wernickes area lead to ?

  people who produce nonsense words