localisation of function in the brain
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- localisation of function in the brain
- broca and wernicke
- discovered that specific areas of the brain are associated with certain parts of physical and psychological functions
- broca's area responsible for speech
- area of the frontal lobe of of the brain; usually in the left hemisphere
- aphasia- complete or partial loss of language due to brain damage
- area of the frontal lobe of of the brain; usually in the left hemisphere
- wernicke's area- responsible for understanding of language
- in the temporal lobe also in the left hemisphere. usually linked to speech comprehension
- the human brain can be viewed as being formed of three concentric layers: the central core , the limbic system and the cerebrum
- the central core
- regulates our most primitive and involuntary features such as breathing, sleeping and sneezing
- also known as the brain stem has structures like the hypothalamus in the mid brain
- regulates endocrine system to maintain homeostasis
- hemisphere- the brain is split into two halves
- the right and left hemisphere , language areas are located in the left.
- lateralisation
- the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain for a particular physical and psychological functions.
- damage to either of these areas would result in aphasia; inability to understand or produce speech
- the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain for a particular physical and psychological functions.
- broca and wernicke
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