PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mental Rotation, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Prosopagnosia
10 Dec 2017
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Responsible for higher level functions (cognition and perception) Has a mean thickness of about 3 mm and its outer surface is wrinkly in order to increase its surface area. Frontal lobe: responsible for planning, interpreting emotions, houses the motor cortex, and is responsible for speech production. Phineas gage had severe frontal lobe damage caused when a bar went through his head. As a result of the damage, he was unable to acceptably express his emotions. Temporal lobe: houses the primary auditory cortex, performs speech comprehension, and visual recognition. Visual agnosia (an inability to identify objects visually) results from temporal lobe damage. Although they can see and navigate around the world, people with visual agnosia cannot identify shapes. Parietal lobe: houses the somatosensory cortex (used for touch), navigation, and math ability. Hemispatial neglect is a frequent symptom of people who have had damage to their parietal lobe.
