1. psycholinguistics
Mrs. Asmaa Alfageeh

2. - What is Psycholinguistics?
Psycholinguistics is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language.
The brain controls all behavior, including language. How the brain controls language is studied by neurolinguists and is addressed in this subject.

3. The cerebral cortex
Of the various parts of the human brain, the cerebral cortex is most heavily involved in language and other cognitive functions and hence interests us most.
The cerebral cortex is covering the brain. It is under the skull.

4. The cerebral cortex
The cortex is divided into two hemisphere that have different but complementary functions.
The lift hemisphere (LH) tends to process information sequentially and analytically.
The right hemisphere (RH) wholistically.
The two hemispheres are linked by several bands of nerve fibers, the largest of which is the corpus callosum.

5. The cerebral cortex

6. Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes, and each lobe contains areas for specialized functions.
1- the frontal lobe. 2- the temporal lobe. 3- the parietal lobe. 4- the occipital lobe.

7. The frontal lobe:
The frontal lobe contains areas that control movements, judgment and foresight.
It also contains a language area called Broca’s area.
Broca’s area is thought to store and program speech production.

8. :The parietal lobe
The parietal lobe contains an area which is involved in general body sensation, and it has a language area called the angular gyrus.
 Written words are translated to internal monologue via the angular gyrus.

9. The temporal lobe:
The temporal lobe contains an area which is involved in hearing, and it contains a language area called Wernicke’s area.
Wernicke’s area is thought to store and interpret auditory speech.

10. The occipital lobe:
The occipital lobe contains the visual cortex which processes visual information.

12. Left hemisphere VS Right hemisphere: lateralization of function
Many functions are lateralized; most people are right- handed or left-handed, - eared or –eyed. Their language and nonlanguage functions are represented mainly in one or other hemisphere.
LH specializes in language functions.
RH specializes in a wide range of nonverbal functions; such as the perception of sounds and visual images.
Some specialized processing modes and linguistic materials preferred by the two hemispheres.

13. Left hemisphere VS Right hemisphere: lateralization of function
Distribution of LH and RH language
LEFT-HANDERS
RIGHT-HANDERS
LANGUAGE
61.4%
95.5%
In LH
18.8
4.5
In RH
19.8
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Bilateral

14. Left hemisphere VS Right hemisphere: specialization of the LH and RH
Right Hemisphere (RH)
Left hemisphere (LH)
Processing Mode
Simultaneous
Sequential
Wholistic
Analytic
Imagistic
Verbal
Intuitive
Logical
Linguistic material
Imagery
Verbal rehearsal
Receptive vocabulary
Syntax
Prosody
Speech output
Single logograph
Phonetic letter
Pragmatic, contextual
Literal

15. Left hemisphere VS Right hemisphere

16. Left hemisphere VS Right hemisphere

17. Psychological Measures
Some psychological measures are used with patients about to undergo brain surgery to figure out which hemisphere controls language. These measurements are:
Wada test
(EEG) electroencephalogram
(rCBF) regional cerebral blood flow
(PET) positron emission tomography

18. Psychological Measures
Why it is important to figure out which hemisphere controls language by using one of these measurements with patients about to undergo brain surgery?
Because any damage to any area of the brain will cause problems in the functions that area processes. Thus, that helps doctors or surgeons to be more careful with the hemisphere that controls language, and not to cause any damage to any area has a linguistic function.

19. Aphasia
Aphasia is the name given to a collection of language disorders which have in common that they are caused by damage to the brain.
E. g. Broca’s aphasia or nonfluent aphasia,
and Wernick’s aphasia or fluent aphasia

20. Broca’s Aphasia or Nonfluent Aphasia
A damage to the Broca’s area is associated with disruption to the ability to speak because it is resposible for speech production.
Broca’s aphasia is characterized by the loss of the ability to produce language (spoken or written).
You can watch a case of Broca’s aphasia, from the link below, Sara Scott – teenage stroke survivor:

21. Wernick’s aphasia or fluent aphasia
Because the Wernicke's area, which is responsible for language comprehension, is damaged, Wernicke’s aphasia patients cannot convey or receive the meaning of the language they hear or read.
You can watch a case of Wernicke’s aphasia from the link below:

22. Broca’s Aphasia VS Wernick’s Apasia

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