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four main regions of frontal lobe |
motor cortex, premotor cortex, pre frontal cortex, orbital frontal cortex |
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damage effect on convergent vs divergent tasks |
damage to frontal lobe doesn't tend to affect convergent tasks such as what is the capital of china, does seem to affect divergent tasks such as what are all the possible functions of a cup |
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also affects motor function |
fine motor skills, speed, strength, Broca's aphasia |
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response inhibition |
failure to stop a response that was previously rewarding e.g matching correctly for a while given a particular rule, then the rule is changed but they keep using the old one even if they are told |
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stroop interference test |
words written out in different colours, participants have to say the colour of the word rather than the actual word |
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frontal lobe patients sometimes feel compelled to use an object for the purpose that it is designed for |
knowing the purpose of a particular thing but being unaware of the appropriate context |
