PSYCH LESSON 10 BIOPSYCHOLOGY LOCALISATION ESSAY

localisation strength top

research by peterson et al backs up localisation

define localisation

the designation of a function to a specific area in the brain

what was peterson et als research

brain scans which demonstrated that brocas and wernickes areas were active during a listening task

localisation strength tail

this suggests that objective methods of measuring brain activties show that many functions are localised

top and bosy weakness localisation

However this may not be entirely true as studoes found that only 2% of modern researchers think language is localised to brocas and wernickes area

tail weakness localisation

advances in brain imaging techniques such as fMRI suggest that language is distributed far more holistically

motor cortex location function damage

LR frontal lobe voluntary movement loss of fine motor skills

somatosensory centres location function damage

LR parietal lobe sensory information loss of sensation

visual centre location function damage

LR occipital lobe visual processes blindness

auditory centres location function damage

LR temporal lobe analysis of speech info hearing impairments

brocas area location function damage

L frontal lobe speech production and fluency brocas aphasia

what is brocas aphasia

slow laborious speech

wernickes area location function damage

L temporal lobe understanding language and accessing words wernickes aphasia

what is wernickes aphasia

fluent speech lacking meaning