PSY270H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parietal Lobe, Neuropsychology, Handsfree

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY270H1
• Professor: Kristie Dukewich

Document Summary

Front of brain: higher cognition (anterior) make sense perception to semantic. Neurons that respond in same way in the person who performing action and who observing performer. Located in premotor : -right in front of motor area. Eg. -you see monkey picking up object-> fire neurons. Monkey see monkey hand picking up object -> sharper, higher fire. Monkey see other tool picking up object -> silent neuron. Neurons fire for the action that observer can also perform. Sequence of action that you do to achieve a goal. Store info target & body part that you will act. Eg. get cup -> premotor cortex store action plan: info of cup and how your hand will move. Lacoboni: show participant picture of person picking up the cup in the same way but in different context-> different intention. 1. organized context: participant interpret the action of pick up the cup is just to drink: disorganized context: to clean up.