disorders

Question 1

balints syndrome (3, whats damage & effects)

Answer 1

• damage to the occipital or parietal lobe;
• patients are prone to experiencing illusory conjunctions when multiple objects are present,
• affects their ability to focus on more than one object at a time

Question 2

Akinetopsia (2)

Answer 2

• damage to the occipital lobe;
• patients don’t perceive movement but can still focus on multiple objects at a time

Question 3

Wernicke’s Aphasia (2)

Answer 3

• damage to Wernike’s area;
• patients cannot comprehend speech, but can still speak and hear as normal

Question 4

Broca’s aphasis (2)

Answer 4

• damage to Broca’s area;
• patients can comprehend speech, but cannot produce speech (short, fragmented phrase, difficulty forming coherent sentences)