PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Postcentral Gyrus, Auditory Cortex, Paul Broca

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: A.George Alder

Document Summary

Cerebral cortex: convoluted outer layer of the cerebrum. Frontal lobe: primary motor cortex, contra-lateral relationship, motor humunculus. Frontal lobes and bahavior: associated with regulation of emotion and behavioural impulsivity. Frontal lobe: broca"s area (in left frontal lobe) region associated with speech production. Temporal lobe: contains primary auditory cortex, wernicke"s area (in left temporal lobe) important for speech comprehension. Individuals generally understand what they hear but cannot answer. Individuals have problems in expressing meaning in speech and understanding speech. Di erences in the ability of the left/right hemispheres to process various types of information. Consist of a small section (locus) of the chromosome and contains dna. Set of genes that individual inherits from his/her parents. Observable properties of the body and behavioural traits. Allele that will produce its observable e ects in either the heterozygous or homozygous condition. Allele that will produce its observable e ects only under the homozygous condition.