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WorksheetsLocalisation of function in the brain
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 48mins
Localisation of function in the brain refers to the idea that:
Certain functions are governed by one hemisphere of the brain
Certain areas of the brain are responsible for specific functions
The motor cortex is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
The somatosensory cortex is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
Broca's area is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
The auditory cortex is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
Wernicke's area is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
The visual cortex is located in the (a) lobe of the brain.
The motor cortex is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
The somatosensory cortex is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
The visual cortex is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
The auditory cortex is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
Broca's area is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
Wernicke's area is located in:
The left hemisphere only
The right hemisphere only
Both left and right hemispheres
The __________ __________ is responsible for voluntary motor movements.
(a)
The motor cortex is contralateral in that:
The motor cortex in the right hemisphere controls motor movements on the right side of the body while the motor cortex in the left hemisphere controls motor movements on the left side of the body.
The motor cortex in the right hemisphere controls motor movements on the left side of the body while the motor cortex in the left hemisphere controls motor movements on the right side of the body.
Damage to the motor cortex in the right hemisphere can result in:
Impairments of touch sensations on the right side of the body
Impairments of motor movements on the right side of the body
Impairments of touch sensations on the left side of the body
Impairments of motor movements on the left side of the body
Different areas of the motor cortex control different parts of the body. The size of these areas correlate with the amount of m (a) possible with that body part.
Damage to which of the following could result in a loss of muscle function/paralysis?
Somatosensory cortex
Broca's area
Motor cortex
Wernicke's area
The __________ ___________ is responsible for processing touch sensations.
(a)
Which of the following would be processed by the somatosensory cortex?
Temperature
Sound
Language
Pressure
Pain
The somatosensory cortex is contralateral in that:
The somatosensory cortex in the right hemisphere processes touch sensations from the right side of the body while the somatosensory cortex in the left hemisphere processes touch sensations from the left side of the body.
The somatosensory cortex in the right hemisphere processes touch sensations from the left side of the body while the somatosensory cortex in the left hemisphere processes touch sensations from the right side of the body.
Different areas of the somatosensory cortex process touch sensations from different parts of the body. The size of these areas correlate with the amount of s (a) received from that body part.
Damage to which of the following could result in insensitivity to physical pain?
Somatosensory cortex
Broca's area
Motor cortex
Wernicke's area
Damage to the somatosensory cortex in the left hemisphere can result in:
Impairments of touch sensations on the right side of the body
Impairments of motor movements on the right side of the body
Impairments of touch sensations on the left side of the body
Impairments of motor movements on the left side of the body
__________ __________ is a brain region responsible for speech production
(a)
__________ __________ is a brain region responsible for speech comprehension.
(a)
Which of the following statements about Broca's aphasia is correct?
It results from damage to Broca's area
Understanding of speech is impaired
Speech will lack fluency
Speech takes great effort
Which of the following statements about Wernicke's aphasia is correct?
It results from damage to Wernicke's area
Understanding of speech is impaired
Speech will lack fluency
Speech makes little sense
Damage to Broca's area can result in Broca's (a)
Which of the following statements about the auditory cortex is FALSE?
The auditory cortex in the right hemisphere primarily processes auditory information from the right ear.
The primary auditory area locates sound.
The secondary auditory area processes simple features of sound.
Damage to the auditory cortex can result in cortical deafness.
The __________ __________ processes visual information.
(a)
Which of the following statements about the visual cortex is true?
The visual cortex in the left hemisphere processes visual information in the right visual field.
The visual cortex in the left hemisphere processes visual information in the left visual field.
Area V4 of the visual cortex process motion while area V5 processes colour.
Area V4 of the visual cortex process colour while area V5 processes motion.
Damage to the visual cortex in the right hemisphere can result in:
Impaired visual perception or blindness in the right visual field.
Impaired visual perception or blindness in the left visual field.
Broca's research on a patient called 'Tan' provides support for the functional localisation of speech production in the brain. What type of method did Broca use?
fMRI
EEG
ERP
Post-mortem
Which of the following statements is true?
Broca found damage to an area of the left temporal lobe in a patient who had difficulty producing speech.
Wernicke found damage to an area of the left frontal lobe in a patient who had difficulty understanding speech.
Broca found damage to an area of the left frontal lobe in a patient who had difficulty producing speech.
Wernicke found damage to an area of the left temporal lobe in a patient who had difficulty understanding speech.
Post-mortem research by Broca and Wernicke have been used to support localisation of function. Which of the following is true regarding this research?
It can establish cause and effect.
It is only a correlational analysis.
There may be confounding variables such as the natural decay of the brain after death.
It has not been supported by more recent fMRI studies
Which of the following brain regions would be highly active when listening to a speech in an fMRI machine?
Somatosensory cortex
Broca's area
Auditory cortex
Wernicke's area
Lashley proposed an alternative theory to localisation of function in the brain called the theory of (a)
Which of the following statements about the theory of equipotentiality is correct?
It supports the theory of localisation of function
It proposes that intact brain regions are able to take over a function that had been lost by a damaged brain region.
It opposes the theory of localisation of function
It proposes that intact brain regions are unable to take over a function that had been lost by a damaged brain region.
Lashley's research on rats found that:
More complex functions such as learning are not localised and involve multiple brain areas.
Lesions to specific areas of the brain impaired the rats' performances in a maze.
Rats' performances depended on the amount of damage rather than its location.
Both simple and complex functions are localised in the brain.
Localisation of function in the brain has been criticised...
For only being applied to simple functions
For being too reductionist
For relying too much on correlational research
For being too holistic
By Lashley's theory of equipotentiality.
Some researchers have argued that brain regions do not work separately form one another. Instead, they work together to provide a function. What debate has this been applied to?
Nature and nurture debate
Reductionism and holism debate
Idiographic and nomothetic debate
Free will and determinism debate
Identify the brain structure labelled 'A'
Wernicke's area
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
Broca's area
Identify the brain structure labelled 'B'
Wernicke's area
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
Broca's area
Identify the brain structure labelled 'C'
Wernicke's area
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
Broca's area
Identify the brain structure labelled 'D'
Somatosensory cortex
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
Identify the brain structure labelled 'E'
Somatosensory cortex
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
Identify the brain structure labelled 'F'
Somatosensory cortex
Auditory cortex
Motor cortex
visual cortex
