The cortex

Question 1

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 1

Contains left and right hemisphere wrinkles protect lobes & maximize area of tissue packed
4 lobes separated by fissures

Question 2

Frontal lobes → prefrontal cortex

Answer 2

Judgement, planning, reasoning, problem solving
Case study: ‘phineas gage’s personality change

Question 3

Frontal lobes → Broca’s area

Answer 3

Speech production
Left frontal lobe next to motor cortex Broca’s Aphasia → difficulty producing speech

Question 4

Frontal lobes → motor cortex

Answer 4

Rear of FL & controls voluntary movement.
Precise controlbody areas take up most space

Question 5

Parietal lobes-definition

Answer 5

Processes sensory signals from body top of head to rear

Question 6

Parietal lobes somatosensory cortex

Answer 6

Registers & processes body touch & movement sensations
Behind the motor cortex

Question 7

Temporal lobes

Answer 7

Hearing and language
On the sides

Question 8

Temporal lobes → primary auditory cortex

Answer 8

Main site of auditory perception and processing

Question 9

Temporal lobes → wernicke’s area

Answer 9

Comprehension and understanding of written/spoken language
Wernicke’s aphasia→ -difficulty expressing/understanding written/spoken words

Question 10

Occipital lobes

Answer 10

Processes visual info from eyes

Rear of brain
Damage causes blindness

Question 11

Association Areas

Answer 11

Areas of CC not involved in motor/ sensors functions
Found in all 4 lobes