Assignment 1

1. What features distinguish association cortices from sensory and motor cortices? Consider thalamic input and corticocortical connections.

2. Is hemispheric specialization unique to humans?

3. Is brain size a good measure of intelligence?

Assignment 2
1. What are the main function(s) of each of the following? What techniques and approaches have been used to reveal these functions?

Parietal association cortexTemporal association cortexFrontal association cortex
2. Compare the functions of the right and left hemispheres. Where is Broca’s area? Wernicke’s area? Compare Wernicke’s aphasia and Broca’s aphasia.

3. Is language unique to humans? Explain. What can the variety of aphasias tell us about the neural basis of language?