PSY3051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Motor Cortex, Semantic Network, Parietal Lobe
23 Aug 2018
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Case study: when knowledge fails (hodges et al. Initially presented to the clinic with word-finding difficulties and reduced comprehension. She often made semantic errors when talking (e. g. , saying fork instead of knife) Marie is 42-year-old ex-biology teacher with a young family. On testing she had difficulty with naming and spelling. Mental arithmetic, grammar, visuospatial skills and insight were intact. It has little legs and big ears, they sleep a lot, see them in shops. Neurologist: name as many animals (animals, sea creatures, birds) as you can in 3 minutes. Repeat ct brain scan showed bilateral temporal pole atrophy. Often mistaken for a language disorder, this disease affects more than just language it affects knowledge. Comprises input and output units, with hidden units joining them. Units are inspired by neurons in the brain. Prominent neuropsychologists elizabeth warrington and tim shallice (1984) reported results from cognitive testing of encephalitis patients (patients with brain inflammation)
