PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Medical Record, Brain Damage, Reading Disability

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Thin layer of interconnected neurons covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body"s ultimate control and information-processing center. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; that receive information from the visual fields. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes areas that receive information from the ears. Fritsch and hitzig: discovered motor cortex at rear of frontal lobes. Forester and penfield: mapped motor cortex and discovered body areas requiring precise control and mouth occupied most cortical space. Electrically stimulating motor cortex can cause body part movement. Recording electrodes in monkey motor cortexes allowed researchers to match brain signals with arm movements (nicolelis, 2011).