BRAIN AREA's Flashcards

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BROCA AREA

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  • a key component of a complex speech network,
    • interacting with the flow of sensory information from
      the temporal cortex,
    • devising a plan for speaking and passing that plan along
      to the motor cortex, which controls the movements of
      the mouth
      {Broca’s area is a part of the cerebral cortex that helps to ensure the language is produced in a fluent way,}
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WERNICKE AREA

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  • constitutes a sensory speech area.

{Wernicke’s area is a part of the cerebral cortex that makes sure the language makes sense}

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PREFRONTAL AREA

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Functions:
- Goal-oriented behavior (concentration)
- Short-term or recall memory
- Elaboration of thought
- Inhibition of the limbic areas of the CNS (behavior and
emotion)

{regulates our thoughts, actions and emotions}

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PRIMARY MOTOR AREA

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Function - Somatotopic organization{homunculus}
- AKA Brodmann area 4, Primary voluntary motor area

{Directs signals to move the body}

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