Biopsychology: Split Brain research findings

Question 1

Finding 1-Describe what you see

state this finding and what it suggests

Answer 1

-patients could describe what they saw if the image was projected to the right visual field but not when it was projected to the left visual field

-suggests language is lateralised to the left hemisphere as patients could only verbalise what was projected to right visual field which is controlled by left hemisphere

Question 2

Finding 2:Recognition by touch

describe this finding and what it suggests

Answer 2

-patients couldn’t attach verbal labels to objects presented to the left visual field but could select a relevant corresponding object using their left hand

-suggests they did comprehend what they saw but info went to the right hemisphere so couldn’t be verbalised