Asia Jones
Professor Patrick
PSY 150-810
3 February 2016
Chapter 2 Discussion Board
Imagine a football player is tackled and hits the back of his head. As a result, his brain has hit the back of the cranium, then the front. Two brain structures that could likely be affected by this damage are the frontal lobes and the temporal lobes. The frontal lobe produces speech, controls motor skills, and initiates leading functions such as thinking, personality, emotion and memory. (Huffman, K., Dowdell, K. 2015. Pg. 71). The temporal makes it possible for an individual to hear properly, comprehend language, recollect thoughts, and maintain emotional stability; this lobe also contains the auditory complex, which is responsible for the interpretation
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2012.). These symptoms are a result of trauma to the lobes that are responsible for an individual’s speech, coordination, memory, and motor control. Each brain structure is vital in how an individual functions and perceives the world; when this structure is damaged, even temporarily, the functions of the structures are delayed. However, long-term issues from damage to the brain are extensively detrimental its function. While some may experience impulsivity, violent behavior, emotional/social withdrawal, and memory issues, others may experience language disturbances and sensory disorders (“Psychological Sequelae: Postconcussion, Frontal and Temporal Lobe Syndromes”. 2012.). These long term issues are commonly due to the persistent damage to the frontal and temporal parts of the …show more content…
Research shows that half of the admitted patients in emergency centers experience complications several months, even years, after the initial injury (“Psychological Sequelae: Postconcussion, Frontal and Temporal Lobe Syndromes”. 2012.). In some cases, patients complain of periodic headaches for up to a year, depression, and comprehension issues. Rather than allowing for athletes to return to physical activity after two to three weeks, they need in-depth evaluations of their brains and tests ran to ensure their brain is functioning
The frontal lobe and the following other parts of the frontal lobe section of the brain have many functions. The frontal lobe part of the brain connects to many other structural parts of the brain, connected to mini sections of which creates different effects to the lobe. Which are the prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, primary motor cortex, and premotor cortex.
Some of the long term effects that are stated in the article Long Term Effects of Brain Injuries are server problems with attention and short-term memory, having difficulty performing daily tasks, and feeling “slower” overall are just some of the thing that I’ve learn to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) also known as a concussion is a serious health problem to athletes, especially to football players. The brain controls the body and gives a person personality and defines every aspect of his or her life. A brain injury can disrupt a person’s life in an instance and like broken bones or bruises; TBI can limit or prevent normal body functions. A brain injury, unlike common injuries can damage mental abilities to include memory and speech. There are only two classifications in TBI; mild and severe. Mild TBI is classified as loss of consciousness and or confusion and disorientation for less than thirty minutes. Severe TBI is thirty or more minutes and with memory loss. A person
en traumatic brain injury occurs to the frontal area, it is impacting the brain’s largest lobe. Located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, this lobe is responsible for conscious thought, voluntary movement, and individual personality characteristics. When you are searching for just the right word to say, it is this section of the brain upon which you rely.
The parts of the brain affected by this accident were the occipital lobe and the parietal lobe. All occipital injury affects can vary from visual impairments and hallucinations, while in the temporal lobe, right hemisphere damage could see dramatic changes in personality or the regression of a previous personality. All these symptoms occurred within this individual and have been evaluated.
An injury to the frontal lobe would impact my life more than any other lobe damage. It would impact my life more because an injury to the frontal lobe could possibly change my personality, my thinking, and my memory for what I have already done. With an injury to the frontal lobe, I could possibly become a new person, and that would greatly damage my future career goals and my social relationships.
For example, I wouldn’t have been able to right this excerpt without my prefrontal cortex. I have had to decide on where to put each piece of information so that my paragraphs flow correctly and it also avoids confusion. Also just deciding on what to eat, so I don’t live an unhealthy would be nearly impossible. By damaging this part of the brain the person’s personality could drastically
The temporal lobes are one of the four main lobes located in the brain. They are located in the largest division of the brain best known as the forebrain or in scientific terms, as the Prosencephalon. There is one temporal lobe located in each hemisphere of the brain. Damage to the temporal lobes can present a number of issues. Damage resulting from a stroke or seizure can produce an inability to understand language or to speak properly. An individual may have difficulty hearing or perceiving sound. Temporal lobe damage may also result in the development of aggressive behavior, impaired memory formation, speech disorders, and
The Parietal Lobe mostly affects the aspect of touch and comprehension of the sense, it also includes some aspects of the visual system, such as reading, language, and other similar functions. There are two regions within the lobe, one mostly centered within sensations and the other with sensory input. Damage to this structure could cause errors with writing, speech, and difficulty normally perceiving objects. This lobe also affects how one makes and draws things, so damage would affect how one completes or even attempts these activities. If damage were to occur between both parts of the Parietal Lobe it could change how one acts, does daily activities such as math, and
Once again we look at how these areas function after being damage. For example damage to the premotor cortex may result in a range of problems such as apraxia, which is the inability to carry out actions that require skill that previously could be performed.
The location of the frontal lobes is toward the forehead and their function is the mental process thinking, decision making, and planning. Damage to frontal lobes can effect my life dramatically, if I were to suffer a brain traumatic injury. I would no longer be able to possibly speak, move, or think for myself in a matter of impulse control or social behavior. If treatment were an option I would have be evaluated by a neuropsychologist who would test my competency which will access the level of care I may need with relearning basic knowledge, As well as physical therapy to regain full mobility or limited mobility which would strengthening and improving motor function that has not been permanently lost
Humphreys and Kumada’s research results were that people with frontal lobe damage showed difficulty in selecting task-relevant information while ignoring task-irrelevant (Humphreys & Kumada, 2002). Sometimes these people tend to get confused on what is important and what are not, as most people occasionally do. Some frontal lobe damage people struggle more with relevant information than others do. “Frontal lobe lesions only appear to affect the ability to gate or inhibit irrelevant stimulus information” (Gershberg, Jurica, Mangels, & Shimamura, 1995, p145). Research is usually just a bunch of theories, or experiments that have not been proven wrong yet. The tendency for frontal damage is that a part of the brain has been damaged or removed that helps with these functions.
Damage to the frontal lobes can result in multiple difficulties such as a loss of motor function, speech and language processing difficulties, thinking difficulties, an inability to comprehend humor, a lack of facial expression, and changes in personality etc. Frontal lobe damage can also result in a number of disorders and medical conditions. The frontal lobe is the most damaged part of the brain. It is our brain’s control center and when its damage we will go through some dramatic changes.
The temporal lobes are located on the side of the head and are responsible for important functions such as hearing, memory, emotion, and language. Life would be very difficult with temporal lobe damage. Difficulties in speech could develop because of the disturbance in language comprehension. Therefore making it hard to express ideas and thoughts. If severely damaged it could affect your hearing, memory, and emotions. Hearing loss could impact your ability to socialize with others in a group setting. Therefore, making it very unpleasant to socialize and meet new people. Also, having difficulty with memories because of temporal lobe damage would make learning something new very difficult. Life would be a lot more challenging with damage
The study conducted by Eslinger(2004) reveals 10 cases of patients suffering from early prefrontal cortex damage highlighting “one of the most informative cases available in the literature on human prefrontal lobe damage”, the case of Acherly and Benton(1948). JP, the person who was being studied, is particularly important because he was observed for a long