7 - Brain Lateralisation Flashcards
What are the four processes involved in the development of neurons in the brain?
Proliferation and migration, differentiation, myelination, and synaptogenesis
Who was the first to find evidence that axons are able to find their way?
Weiss (1924) conducting experiments with lizards
What determines if a neuron survives or not
Nerve Growth Factor
What is Apoptosis?
Death of a neuron
In split-brain patients, there is an inability to say the name of an object if it is placed in which visual field?
The left visual field
When emotional auditory information is given to the left ear, is emotional processing more accurate than in the right ear?
Yes, because the left ear is linked to the right hemisphere, where a lot of emotional processing seems to take place
Which hemisphere is better at comprehending spatial relationships?
The right hemisphere
