[ANT102H5] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (60 pages long)
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Language is learned socially and is a product of natural selection: there are biological prerequisites. Its central to group survival: reduces aggression allows to solve problems with words not violence. Helps order social lives and is a basis of the universe. The human brain: high index of encephalization. The amount of brain mass related to an animals total body mass: expanded neocortex; reduced olfactory bulb. Neocortex (cid:858)gre(cid:455) (cid:373)atter(cid:859) or the outer la(cid:455)er of the human brain. Seat of memory, reasoning, problem solving and planning. Humans have more neocortex than other species more developed and more folds (more complicated) Includes lobes parietal, frontal, occipital, and temporal. Expansion of neocortex refers to control of fingers, thumbs, mouth and vocal cords: lateralization of linguistic functions. Broca(cid:859)s area (cid:894)speech(cid:895) in the left frontal lobe. Associated with co(cid:374)trol of the (cid:858)(cid:373)otor corte(cid:454)(cid:859) Wer(cid:374)icke(cid:859)s area (cid:894)s(cid:455)(cid:374)ta(cid:454)(cid:895) left temporal lobe. Controls muscles for lips, tongue and larynx (face in general)
