Biopsychology - Localisation of function in the brain, hemispheric lateralisation, split brain research, plasticity + functional recovery of the brain after trauma

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  • Created on: 02-04-21 14:38
What is the outer layer of the brain known as?
The cerebral cortex
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Where is the visual area of the brain located?
In the occipital lobe
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Who conducted research into epileptic patients?
Sperry
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Which hemisphere is recognising faces mainly lateralised to?
Right
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What is axonal sprouting?
Where new neurons are created
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Give a limitation of Sperry's research
Unrepresentative
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What are the names of the two language centres?
Broca's area and Wernicke's area
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Name the two types of functional recovery
Neural reorganisation and neural regeneration
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How many hemispheres are there in the brain?
Two
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