Localisation of Function in the Brain (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What does localisation of function refer to?
What does localisation of function refer to?
Specific brain regions control specific functions
Where is the motor area located?
Where is the motor area located?
Back of the frontal lobe
What does the somatosensory area process?
What does the somatosensory area process?
Touch, heat, pressure, and pain
In which lobe is the visual area located?
In which lobe is the visual area located?
Occipital lobe
What is Broca's area responsible for?
What is Broca's area responsible for?
Speech production
What characterises Wernicke's aphasia?
What characterises Wernicke's aphasia?
Fluent but meaningless speech
In what percentage of right-handed people is language in the left hemisphere?
In what percentage of right-handed people is language in the left hemisphere?
95%
What did Phineas Gage's case demonstrate about the frontal lobe?
What did Phineas Gage's case demonstrate about the frontal lobe?
It regulates mood and personality
What did Lashley's rat maze research suggest?
What did Lashley's rat maze research suggest?
Amount removed mattered more than location
What is cortical remapping?
What is cortical remapping?
Brain's ability to reorganise itself