PSYC 3365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Paul Broca, Parietal Lobe, Goal Setting
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Is the most advanced part of the human brain. Is the wavy outer part of the human brain: looks this way to increase the surface area for the neurons. Is thin (1 inch) and has several layers of neurons. The wavy folds are a space-saving feature. Phineas gage: stoop tasks a measure of frontal lobe inhibition, executive functions description. Concentrate on a task but to change set when necessary. Ability to initiate an act: psychosurgery. Frontal lobotomy was a treatment for mental illness in the 1930s to 1950s. Frontal lobotomies produced mixed results; some successes, some failures. Cingulotomy modern psychosurgery for extreme ocd. The developing brain can wire itself together even under extraordinary circumstances. Ex: tatiana & krista twins conjoined at the head. Understanding neural development might be helpful for repairing spinal cord injuries. The zika virus may cause brain damage at critical stages of development: processes.
