PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neuropsychology, Angular Gyrus, Temporal Lobe
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Neuropsychology of brain damage and language; the aphasias. The bigger the stroke, the larger the area damaged, the more sever the result is going to be. Ask people what things to find out if they have language expressing language. Also ask them to obey commands to see if they can understand language comprehend language. Ask them to read and to write. Asking them to repeat much easier than making up language yourself. Receptive aphasia: basic understanding of the language (receiving language, posterior part of the temporal lobe, pure word deafness. Problems in relating incoming sounds into representations which allow the understanding of discourse when you hear a sound, does it mean anything to you, can you comprehend them; taking that incoming sound and decoding it to mean something. They can hear sounds but cannot distinguish it has language. Caused from damages in the primary receptive area in the temporal lobe. Normal ability to read getting information in visually.
