PSY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Parietal Lobe
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Associated with the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as an alleged indicator of a person"s character and mental abilities. Brain to body, body to brain: signals cross. White matter (cell bodies, dendrites); grey matter (myelin-covered axons) System of describing personality was arbitrary and is not supported by any data we would take seriously today. The way phrenologists tested their hypotheses made the theory unfalsifiable. Shrink parts of her brain - use leeches (or maybe just disuse) Increase the size - a lot of activity, workout certain parts of your body. Different areas of the cerebral cortex are specialized for specific functions. Part of the occipital lobe: the visual cortex. Part of the temporal lobe: the auditory cortex. Part of the parietal lobe: the sensory cortex. Broca"s area: in the left hemisphere of the brain, on the frontal lobe; responsible of speech.
