01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Temporal Lobe, Neurogenesis, Frontal Lobe

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Professor Marvasti

Document Summary

Motor cortex: an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements. Sensory cortex: area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations. Association areas: areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking. Aphasia: impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to broca"s area (impairing speaking) or to wernicke"s area (impairing understanding). Broca"s area: controls language expression an area, usually in the left frontal lobe, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech. Wernicke"s area: controls language reception a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe. Plasticity: the brain"s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience. Neurogenesis: the formation of new neurons.