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A2 biopsychology (localisation of brain function (cerebral cortex (highly…
A2 biopsychology
localisation of brain function
cerebral cortex
highly developed outer layer
separates humans from animals
frontal lobe
motor cortex
Broca's area
damage to this area may cause
aphasia
; slow and influent speech
temporal lobe
Wernicke's area
occipital lobe
visual cortex
parietal lobe
somatosensory cortex
supporting brain scan evidence:
Peterson et al showed how different areas of the brain are required for different tasks
WA used in listening tasks and BA used in reading tasks. This increases scientific credibility
supporting neurological evidence:
Dougherty et al used cingulotomys to show how some symptoms of mental illnesses are localised
OCD patients who had cingulotomy showed that in a follow up, 1/3 of patients me the criteria for a successful response to surgery.
replaced the holistic theory