SLHS 22700 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Carl Wernicke, Temporal Lobe, Parietal Lobe

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Speech, Lang & Hear Science
• Course: SLHS 22700
• Professor: Ronnie Wilbur

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You should have some idea of what these brain structures are and identify the 4 lobes (c"mon. Grey matter: outer layer of brain for processing. White matter: inner structures of the brain, communicate between grey matter. What is the corpus callosum and what does it do? fibrous connection between the right and left hemisphere of the brain, allows for communication between the hemispheres. Generally speaking, which hemisphere is usually dominant for language? lateralization: localization of function to one hemisphere of the brain left. Who were paul broca and carl wernicke? doctors who discovered the areas of the brain in which language is processed and produced. You need to be able to point to them on a picture. broca"s: front part of the left hemisphere (in front of two fissures) wernicke"s: left temporal lobe (behind two fissures) What is aphasia? aphasia: the neurological term for any language disorder that results from acquired brain damage caused by disease or trauma.