18. Prefrontal Cortex & Integrative Language Areas

What cerebral region determines most of a person's personality?

Prefrontal cortex

What cognitive functions involve the prefrontal cortex?

Reasoning, complex thoughts, judgement

What behavioral controls involve the prefrontal cortex?

Impulse control, decision making

What future evaluations are determined by the prefrontal cortex?

Consequences of actions

What surgical procedure destroys the prefrontal cortex?

Lobotomy

What is another name for Broca's area?

Motor speech area

What is another name for the motor speech area?

Broca's area

What speech process is controlled by Broca's area?

Language production

What condition causes a struggle to get words out?

Nonfluent aphasia

What speech disorder is often due to decreased activity in Broca's area?

Stuttering

What is another name for Wernicke's area?

Sensory speech area

What is another name for the sensory speech area?

Wernicke's area

What speech processes are controlled by Wernicke's area?

Language processing and comprehension

What speech effect results from damage to Wernicke's area?

Can create sounds but produce nonsense

What structure links together Broca's and Wernicke's areas?

Arcuate fasciculus