15 Questions
Which discipline did Franz Joseph Gall develop in the early nineteenth century?
Phrenology
According to Gall's phrenology, what causes bumps and ridges on a person's skull?
Specific mental functions
What is the name of the specific area in the human left frontal lobe discovered by Paul Broca?
Broca's area
What did brain lesions in a specific area of the human left frontal lobe reveal about patients' ability to speak?
They could not speak
How many lobes is the cerebral cortex divided into based on the major folds called fissures?
Four lobes
Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?
Occipital lobe
Which view was prevalent in the early twentieth century regarding specific mental functions and the cerebral cortex?
Specific mental functions are carried out by neurons across many areas of the cerebral cortex
Which area of the brain is responsible for language comprehension?
Wernicke's area
What is the main symptom of patients with lesions in Broca's area?
Difficulty in producing language
What is the main symptom of patients with lesions in Wernicke's area?
Difficulty in understanding language
Which technique has revolutionized our understanding of specific brain regions involved in language production and comprehension?
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Which technique has higher spatial resolution than lesion studies?
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Do bilingual speakers use the same cortical areas for their native and second languages?
Yes, for late bilinguals
What determines how a language is represented in Broca's area?
Age of language acquisition
Are the loci in Wernicke's area that represent the two languages separable by MRI for late bilinguals?
No
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