6.5: Localisation of function in the brain Flashcards

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Explain what hemispheric lateralisation is (2 marks)

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If a function of the brain is dealt with by only one hemisphere of the brain, then it is said to be lateralised

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Explain what hemispheric lateralisation is (2 marks).
If a function of the brain is dealt with by only one hemisphere of the brain, then it is said to be lateralised.
Example

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For example, for most people language processing is dealt with by the left hemisphere

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Explain what hemispheric lateralisation is (2 marks).
If a function of the brain is dealt with by only one hemisphere of the brain, then it is said to be lateralised.
For example, for most people language processing is dealt with by the left hemisphere.
This is why what?

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This is why people’s language abilities may be affected if they have a stroke on the left side of their brain

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