Biopsychology 1/15 Flashcards
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Localisation of function
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Theory that states that different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities.
2
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Motor area
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Back of frontal lobe, involved in regulating movement.
3
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Somatosensory area
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Front of both parietal lobes, processes sensory information such as touch.
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Parts of the brain: Visual area.
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Occipital lobe, receives and processes visual information.
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Parts of the brain: Auditory area.
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Temporal lobe, analyses speech-based information.
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Parts of the brain: Language areas.
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Broca’s area, frontal lobe in the left hemisphere = speech production.
Wernicke’s area, temporal lobe in the left hemisphere = language comprehension.
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