PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes -Optic Chiasm, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Otfrid Foerster

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Harvey Marmurek

Document Summary

Textbook: psychology tenth edition in modules authored by david g. myers. Module 06: the cerebral cortex and our divided brain. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions: older brain networks sustain basic life functions and enable memory, emotions, and basic drives. Newer neural networks within the cerebrum the hemispheres that contribute 85% of the brain"s weight form specialized work teams that enable our perceiving, thinking, and speaking. Parietal lobes (at top and to the rear) Occipital lobes (at back of your head) Functions of the cortex: motor functions (output left hemisphere section controls the body"s right side) 1870 german physicians gustav fritsch and eduard hitzig mild electrical stimulation to parts of an animal"s cortex made parts of its body move opposite side of the body. Mapping the motor cortex: otfrid foerster and wilder penfield map. Area at the front of the parietal lobes, parallel to and just behind the motor cortex.