PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jennifer Aniston, Primary Motor Cortex, Parietal Lobe
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You don"t really know what he looks like. At every step the stimulus gets changed at every cortex: single-cell recordings: use microelectrodes to measure the firing rate of a neuron. Neuronal preferences: feature detectors: respond to specific stimulus features (i. e. Hierarchical organization: features conjunction of features component shapes objects. Basic organization of the cortex: left hemisphere: processes information analytically, individual steps such as language, math, etc, right hemisphere: processes information holistically, special information such as music, creativity, etc. Thinking, action, emotion, higher level thoughts, select memories. Temporal lobe: critical for survival regulating body temperature and breathing, hearing. The primary receiving areas + the primary motor area. Neuropsychology: neuropsychology: the study of the behaviour of people with brain damage, paul broca: Interested in language: language deficits were reflected in area of brain that was damaged, broca described patients with specific language deficits following stroke:
