cognitive neuropsychology language Flashcards
(14 cards)
what assumptions does cognitive neuropsychology rely on
- brain function is localised or modular with different structures performing different roles
what did Franz Joseph Gall find
- students who had good memory but poor thinking had large protruding eyes
history of cog neuropsycholoy
studied individuals with skills in maths, music, colour, combativeness - discovered bumps in some areas
what is phrenology
the study of skull structures as indications for mental faculties
what did flourens find about recovery
lesioned parts of the cortex of different animals and observed behaviour
later - recovery of function
- lesions to brain stem - problems breathing
- lesions to cerebellum - loss of locomotor co-ordination
what did brodmann do
cytoarchitectonics - looked at cortex under microscope
- labelled zones based on cell organisation, cell type and number of connections
- 1909
does bordmann’s map fit onto psychological functions
yes
what did bouilaud propose
certain functions were localised and lateralised
what happened to broca’s patient
tan
- could only say tan and utter an oath
- found lesion in left frontal lobe
- lateralisation and localisation
what is broca’s area
the speech region
where is wernkickes area
- behind broca’s
- broadmann area 22
- temporal lobe
what happened to wernicke’s patients
- spoke fluently but with no sense
- could hear but could no understand
what is wernicke’s model of language processing
auditory info sent to
- wernickes areas
- sound images transmitted along arcuate fasciculus to brocas area
- instructions sent to mouth muscles
what is conduction aphasia
impairment in the ability to repeat words or phrases despite intact comprehension and fluent speech production
