11.10 Notes Flashcards
1
Q
Right hemisphere
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Responsible for atypical word meanings; parallel thinking: thinking of multiple things at once; global information; withdrawal emotions: fear and anxiety; anomaly detector; prosody; spatial perception; Not responsible for speech or consciousness
2
Q
Prosody
A
Emotional tone of language
3
Q
Spatial neglect syndrome
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Caused by right hemisphere damage; neglect of the left side of the world
4
Q
Left hemisphere
A
Responsible for speech/language meaning; Broca’s and Wernicke’s area; consciousness; linear and sequential thinking; details; approach emotions: happy, positive, and anger; status quo and scripts
