Hemispheric Lateralisation A03

Question 1

Support - adaptive role

Answer 1

Robert’s et al
Found in lateralised chickens could perform two tasks simultaneously (finding food + being vigilant for predators)
Provides evidence that Brian lat enhances brain efficiency in cog tasks, different use of both hemispheres = adaptive
Allows us to process upright faces friend/not

Question 2

Research support (fink et al)

Answer 2

Fink et al
Used pet scans during visual processing tasks, global elements (forests) dominated RH
Fine details such as individual tress - dominated LH
Supports idea that LH is analyzer and RH is synthesiser

Question 3

Lim - Nielsen et al

Answer 3

Found no evidence from 1000 brain spaces aged 7-29 years that there was a dominant side that could create a different personality
Refutes idea of LH and rh being diff

Question 4

Lim

Answer 4

Chicken study - cannot generalise to humans

Question 5

Strength

Answer 5

Luck et al
Showed sb patients pefiremed better than normal on some tasks such as being faster at finding odd one out
Because unlike norm - left hemisphere is able to direct analytical tasks better because strategies are tied watered often by inferior rh