L7.1 - Lateralisation Flashcards

1
Q

Left hemisphere is dominant for

A

Language

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2
Q

Right hemisphere is dominant for

A

Face recognition

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3
Q

The cortexes in the left hemisphere are responsible for the

A

Right and vice versa

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4
Q

What connects the hemisphere

A

Bundle of nerve fibre called the corpus callosum

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5
Q

+ related to neural capacity

A

Lateralisation increases it - one hemisphere does one task, other engages in another

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6
Q

Study related to the + about neural capacity

A

Lateralisation in chickens allowed them to do two tasks at once: find food and be alert for predators

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7
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+ related to superiority of hemispheres

A

Mathematicians and architects had superior right hemisphere skills rather than left

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8
Q
  • related to a case study
A

JW developed capacity to speak out of both hemispheres

Could speak about info presented to either one

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