Biopsychology: hemispheric lateralisation (brain scan evaluation)

Question 1

Who conducted brain scans in evidence to support the theory of hemispheric lateralisation?

Answer 1

Fime et al (1996)

Question 2

What did Fime et al (1996) do?

Answer 2

.conducted PET scans

Question 3

What did Fime et al (1996) PET scans show?

Answer 3

.when a normal person looked at a whole image the right hemisphere is more active
.but when looking at finer details, the left hemisphere tend to dominate

Question 4

What does the research conducted by Fime et al (1996) suggest overall?

Answer 4

.suggets hemispheric lateralisation is a feature of the normal brain as well as split brain patients

Question 5

Who conducted the research that goes against what Fime et al (1996) proposed?

Answer 5

Niessah et al

Question 6

What did niessah et al do?

Answer 6

Analysed 1000 brain scans

Question 7

What did niessah et al find?

Answer 7

.found people did use certain hemispheres for certain tasks however there was no dominant side