Cerebral Cortex Flashcards
(21 cards)
What does Sulci mean?
sunken
What are Gyri?
bumps
What are functions of Frontal lobe?
planning, reasoning, inhibition and attention
What are functions of parietal lobe?
speech, taste and reading
What are functions of temporal lobe?
hearing, facial recognition and memory
What are functions of Occipital lobe?
Vision
What is the function of the primary cortex?
receives direct input from senses
What does anterior mean?
Front
What does posterior mean?
Behind/ toward the back
What does dorsal mean?
top of the brain
What does ventral mean?
bottom
What does medial mean?
Towards the midline
What does lateral mean?
away from the midline
What is executive function?
top-down regulation of behaviour/ cognition. problem solving and response modulation.
What does BADS stand for?
Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome
What is the purpose of BADS?
To assess a range of executive functioning: planning, organising, initiating, monitoring and adapting behaviour.
What is Capgras syndrome?
psychological condition where the individual believes that a family member or close friend has been replaced by an imposter.
What is Prosopagnosia
Impaired recognition of familiar faces
What is Benson’s syndrome?
Posterior cortical atrophy. A rare form of dementia that results in the progressive disruption of complex visual processing. A visual variant of Alzheimer’s disease that causes visual agnosia.
What causes a stroke?
Damage to the parietal lobe that cuts off blood supply. Most commonly occurs in the Middle Cerebral Artery.
What is the most common result of an MCA stroke?
Visual neglect
