PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Gustav Fritsch, Occipital Lobe, Neuron

• School: Drexel University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Douglas Chute

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Psy 101 - the cerebral cortex and our divided brain (chapter 7) Thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells. German physicians gustav fritsch and eduard hitzig discovered that the cortex makes certain parts of the body to move, known as the motor cortex. Stimulating parts in the left or right hemispheres cause movements of specific body parts on the opposite side of the body. The mouth and fingers required the most precise control and occupied the greatest amount of cortical space. Motor cortex sends messages out to the body. Super sensitive body region = larger somatosensory cortex. Receives information from body movements and skin sensations. Example : when we kiss with our super sensitive lips, it projects. Example 2: rats" whisker sensations have their own designated loudly to a large brain area. area of the brain. The cortex can receive input from senses other than touch. Example 2: when you hear occipital lobe auditory cortex .