Hemispheric lateralisation Flashcards

1
Q

What hemisphere are the language centres located in

A

The left hemisphere

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2
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What 4 conditions did sperry use

A

Describe what you see

Composite words

Tactile test

Facial recognition

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What did sperry find

A

The participants could only verbalise what was in the right visual field, they could draw what they saw in their left visual field with their left hand or point to the correct photo

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4
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What hemisphere has control over the left eye

A

Both hemispheres, the right has the left visual field and the left has the right visual field

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5
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What does contralateral mean

A

Controls the opposite side

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6
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What does ipsilateral mean

A

Controls the same side

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7
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Are the eyes contralateral or ipsilateral?

A

Both

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8
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What condition had all of sperry’s participants been treated for and why is this a weakness? (P) 🟥

A

Epilepsy

The control group was all neurotypical

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9
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What is the left brain called and what is the right brain called

A

Left brain: analyser

Right brain: synthesiser

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10
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What did Neilsen find about the brain? (P) 🟥

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There is no dominant side and therefore there are no right brained or left brained people

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What did Gazzaniga find that supports sperry’s findings? (P) 🟩

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Split brain participants are faster at finding the odd one out in an array of similar objects, suggests that the left brain’s problem solving is watered down by the inferior right brain.

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