Localisation of function

• localisation of function


  different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities
• what side of the body does the left hemisphere control


  the right
• what side of the body does the right hemisphere control


  left
• what is the outer layer of the Brain called


  cerebral cortex
• what is the cortex of both hemispheres sub dived into

  four lobes
• where is the motor area

  frontal lob
• what does the motor area do


  controls voluntary movement
• what happens if there is damage to motor area


  result in loss of fine movements
• where is the somatosensory area located

  parietal lobes
• what does the somatosensory area do


  where information from senses is represented, for example heat, skin and pressure
• where is the visual area located


  in optical lobe
• what does the visual area do


  receives and possess visual information from visual field
• what happens if there is damage to visual area

  blindness
• where is the auditory area located


  temporal lobes
• what does the auditory area do


  analyses speech based information
• what happens if there is damage to the auditory area


  loss of speech or ability to process language
• where is language of the Brain found


  left side of brain
• Broca's area


  speech production
• where is brocas area located


  left frontal lobe
• what can damage of brocas area cause

  slow speech
• Wernickes area


  speech comprehension
• where is Wernickes area located


  left temporal lobe
• what can damage to Wernickes area cause


  nonsense words as part of a persons speech