PSYCO258 Lecture 3: 3
11 Feb 2019
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Primary receiving areas for the senses demonstrate localization of function: occipital lobe: vision, parietal lobe: touch, temperature, pain, temporal lobe: hearing, taste, smell. Coordination of information received from all senses: frontal lobe: involved in many higher order cognitive functions (planning, problem solving, attention, language, emotion, etc. ) Fusiform face area (ffa) responds specifically to faces located in the temporal lobe: dysfunction in this area is associated with prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces) Parahippocampal place area (ppa) responds specifically to places (indoor/outdoor scenes) located in the temporo-occipital cortex: damage to this area disrupts the ability to perceive scenes (even while ability to identify objects remains) Extrastriate body area (eba) responds specifically to pictures/parts of bodies located in the occipital lobe. This allows inferences about what functions are controlled by which regions of the brain (e. g. localization of function) to be made with greater confidence. Magnetic resonance imaging (mri) uses magnetic fields and radio waves to generate anatomical images of body tissue.
