cortex stuff Flashcards
1
Q
are there functional differences between the 2 hemispheres of the brain?
what is the most common dominant hemisphere?
right handers have which hemisphere as dominant?
A
yes
left hemisphere
left hemisphere
2
Q
what ability do we always find in the dominant hemisphere?
why would we cut the corpus callosum? what symptoms would patients develop?
A
language, broca and wernicke’s
to alleviate intractable seizures
they would get agnosia and anomia
