Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Parietal Lobe, Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Essential for quality of life but not physical survival- 80% of brain tissue. Body sensations (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d central fissure (separates frontal and parietal) Controls muscles involved in voluntary movement: rear of fro(cid:374)tal lo(cid:271)e adja(cid:272)e(cid:374)t to (cid:272)e(cid:374)tral fissure ea(cid:272)h he(cid:373)isphere go(cid:448)er(cid:374)s opposite side of (cid:271)od(cid:455) differe(cid:374)t parts go(cid:448)er(cid:374) different movements. Damage results in loss of ability to plan a sequence of events, no feelings of apathy. Speech production; fine motor movements involved in speech da(cid:373)age lets you understand speech but not speak yourself. Sends information about orientation and movement of objects to the parietal lobe. Sends information about recognition to the temporal lobe. Wernicke"s area responsible for language comprehension in contrast to broca"s area. Corpus colossum acts as a bridge between hemispheres. Lateralization greater localizations of a function on one side of the brain. Verbal/speech & language (cid:373)ath & logi(cid:272) positi(cid:448)e e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s da(cid:373)age (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:272)ause. Aphasia- partial or total loss of ability to communicate.