PSYCH 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tan-Tan, Sideburns, Psych
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Franz joseph gall (1810): the brain is composed of a set of mental organs each involved in a different cognitive function or trait. ->there are two language organs (articulation & word memory) localized in the orbital frontal area. Development of function correlated with size of cortical area. Well developed cortical areas pushed on skull and produced palpable bumps. Therefore, correlations between traits and bump patterns reveal the functional organization of cortex. Cortex cannot be divided into functional units! All sensatons, all perceptions, and all volition occupy concurrently the same seat in these organs. Experimental lesions in the cortex of animals. Found that the effects were the same no matter what part of cortex he removed. And he studied mostly hens, ducks, pigeons, and frogs. Highly respected scientist, believed to fair and unbiased. A patient, lebornge, with loss of speech was transferred to broca"s care >30 year old man lost the ability to speak, except for tan tan .
