Hemispheric Lateralisation Flashcards
What’s localisation of function in the brain?
Specific area of the brain are specialized for certain jobs
What’s hemispheric lateralisation in the brain?
Brian is split into two symmetrical halves called the left and the right hemisphere. Different hemispheres responsible for different mental processes
What’s the holistic theory of the brain?
All sorts of the brain work together when processing information
The left hemisphere controls which side of the body?
Right side
The left hemisphere receives information from the….
Right visual field
The left hemisphere receives information and controls the…..of the body, and receives information from the……
Right hand side of the body
Right visual field
The left hemisphere controls what?
Language and logic
- speech, language, comprehension, time, calculations, sequencing
The left hemisphere is responsible for language, what are the two main language centers and their function?
Broca’s area - speech production
Wernicks area - understanding language
Located in the left hemisphere
The right hemisphere receives from and controls which side of the body?
Left hand side
The right hemisphere receives information from the….
Left visual field
The right hemisphere receives from and conrols the…..of the body, and receives information from the….
Left hand side of the body
Left visual field
The right hemisphere controls what?
Recognition and creativity
- special ability, perception, faces, places, objects
The right hemisphere is responsible for the ….. of faces, places and ….. and …. and can only produce ….. words and phrases but conrtributes to the ….. context of what’s being said.
Recognition
Objects
Creativity
Rudimentary (basic)
Emotional
The brain has contralateral wiring, which means…
The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body.
The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body.
What’s the corpus callosum?
Nerve fibers in the brain allowing corresponding regions of left and right hemispheres to communicate
