AQA A Level Psychology: Biopsychology with Answers Latest, 100% CORRECT

Localisation of function - Theory that states that different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities. Motor area - Back of frontal lobe, involved in regulating movement. Somatosensory area - Front of both parietal lobes, processes sensory information such as touch. Parts of the brain: Visual area. - Occipital lobe, receives and processes visual information. Parts of the brain: Auditory area. - Temporal lobe, analyses speech-based information. Parts of the brain: Language areas. - Broca's area, frontal lobe in the left hemisphere = speech production. Wernicke's area, temporal lobe in the left hemisphere = language comprehension. Define plasticity. - Brain's tendency to change and adapt (functionally and physically) as a result of experience and new learning. What five things must be used to evaluate localisation of function? - Brain scan evidence, neurological evidence, case study evidence, Lashley's research and plasticity and the equipotentiality theory. Synaptic pruning. - As we age, rarely used connections are deleted and frequently used connections are strengthened.