PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Profanity, Frontal Lobe, Myocardial Infarction
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Within the left hemisphere, how are things organized. Language: most of information has historically been gathered from stroke victims, or victims of war. Modern times: it is much easier with the newer technology that also provides us with much more detail. Today: what most neuropsychologist is main function of language in the left hemisphere. Exact clinical picture depends on severity of symptoms which depends on the size of the stroke. 5 tumors: obviously would be worse than just 1. 3 major types of aphasia: receptive aphasia: Hearing - majority of language is related to the audio portion. Vocal communication is more basic than reading and writing. Temporal lobe - primary receptive area for sound. Pure word deafness: problems in relating incoming sounds into representations which allow for the understanding of discourse. Taking an incoming sounds and deciphering it into something that means something. These people can hear sounds, but cannot distinguish it as deafness.
