localisation of function

An alternative to the theory of localised brain function is _____________?

• All-brain theory

• Contra localisation

• Holism

• Mindfulness

What are the names of the two brain hemispheres?

• Interior and exterior

• Left and right

• Higher and lower

• Frontal and rear

For which function is Wernicke's area responsible?

• Controls language understanding

• Controls language production

• Controls emotional understanding

• Controls environmental understanding

Which brain region was damaged as a result of Phineas Gage's work accident?

• Accidental lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

What term is used to describe the brain's ability to repair itself after it has been damaged?

• Neural elasticity

• Neural electricity

• Neural plasticity

• Neural publicity

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 lobes?

• Frontal

• Orbital

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital

Which of the following areas of cortex are in the frontal lobes? Select TWO answers.

• Wernicke's

• Visual

• Auditory

• Motor

• Broca's

What is the specific function of the somatosensory cortex?

• To represent tactile input from the skin

• To control voluntary movement from the opposite side of the body

• To analyse speech based information

• To receive information from the opposite visual field

Which of these pieces of research CONTRADICTS the idea of localisation?

• Petersen et al's PET scanning research

• Broca's post-mortem research

• Lashley's mice research

Which TWO of these statements are TRUE of Wernicke & Broca's post-mortem research?

• It is retrospective

• It is the most scientific evidence to support localisation

• It involved direct manipulation of brain damage

• It does not establish cause & effect