18 - Language and the Brain Flashcards
(43 cards)
What are the 6 Cerebral Lobes?
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Cerebellum
Pons
What does the Wernicke-Geschwind Model assume?
That language is almost exclusively LH dominant
What cerebral lobes are most important to language processsing?
Frontal & Temporal
What are the two language parts of the frontal lobe?
Broca’s area
Primary Motor Cortex
What does Broca’s Area do?
Plans & organizes speech movements
Where does Broca’s Area send language information next?
Primary Motor Cortex
What does the Primary Motor Cortex do?
Control speech muscles
What is the major characteristic of Broca’s Aphasia?
Slow, haulting speech
What is the ability of someone with Broca’s Aphasia’s to access words?
Extreme difficult
How is the comprehension of someone with Broca’s Aphasia?
Good!
What are the language parts of temporal lobe?
Primary Auditory Cortex
Wernicke’s Area
What does the Primary Auditory Cortex do?
Perception of Auditory Stimuli
Where does the Primary Auditory Cortex send information next?
Wernicke’s Area
What does Wernicke’s Area do?
Storage and retrieval of words and meanings
Grammar Rules
What is Wernicke’s Aphasia characterized by?
Fluent but nonsensical speech
Jargon
How is comprehension in Wernicke’s Aphasia?
Poor
What does the Arcuate Fasciculus do?
Connects Wernicke’s to Broca’s
Where’s does Wernicke’s Area send information next?
Arcuate Fasciculus
Where does Arcuate Fasciculus send information next?
Broca’s Area
What does Conduction Aphasia affect?
The Arcuate Fasciculus
What are the two addition areas of the brain that are important to reading and writing?
Primary Visual Cortex
Angular Gyrus
Where is the Primary Visual Cortex?
Occipital Lobe
What is the Primary Visual Cortex in charge of?
Visual Perception
Where is the Angular Gyrus located?
At the junction of the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes
