NEUR 2600 Lecture Notes - Auditory Cortex, Frontal Lobe, Paul Broca
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Proposed that the cortex was a bark that covered the brain. Discovered that fibers from the cortex go to the spinal cord. The origin of gall"s theory of localization of function was that people with bug eyes had good memory. Correlated the life history of the person and their skull (why one is good at music, remembering, etc) Phrenology - from the greek for mind - so study of the mind. Sputzheim measures the skull of a subject in order to describe her personality. Perhaps its legacy is that many people still think they can make conclusions about others on the basis of appearance. Theory - hypothesis - independent groups - statistical comparison. Gall"s officer was unable to speak after a sword pierced his eye. Ernest aubertin and pierre gratiolet debated about the sense of nonsense of a language centre in the frontal lobe. Gratiolet was convinced that the brain works as a whole.
