Biological Approach - Assumption 2: Localisation Of Brain Function Flashcards
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localisation of function means…
Every part of your brain has specific functions
what is lateralisation of function refering to
the 2 hemispheres controls different parts of the body
what are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- occipital lobe
-parietal lobe
what is the frontal lobe for
- Cognition
-planning, problem solving, personality and higher order thinking
what is the temporal lobe for
- Auditory
- hearing, selective listening, speech, language, memory
what is the occipital lobe for
-vision
- processes information from our eyes, visual cortex
what is the parietal lobe for
- Sensory information
- perception, spatial awareness, touch, motor control
what makes up the inner brain
- Hippocampus
-Prefrontal cortex - Amygdala
what is the role of the hippocampus
long term memories
what is the role of the prefrontal cortex
High-level reasoning and decision making, and cognitive control
what is the role of the Amygdala
controls emotions (anger/fear)
what is the Broca area for
speech
what is Wernicke’s area for
language comprehension
What is the example from psychology
Apply to behaviour of formation of relationships
- Orbitofrontal cortex located in frontal lobe
- involved in imulse control and response inhibition - decides is its a benefit to act on a sexual stimulus depending on rewards given
- Little et al found that observing beauty in members of opposite sex raises activity of OFC for both males and females, providing evidence that localisation of brain must link to formation of romantic relationships
- OFC indicates whether mate is desirable = then individual acts on biological signal
