Lateralisation Flashcards
1
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What is lateralisation
A
The brain is split into to hemispheres, some of our functions are controlled by a particular hemisphere.
2
Q
Contra lateral wiring
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Sensory processing
3
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Contra lateral and Ipsilateral wiring
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Visual processing
4
Q
Corpus Callosum
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A thick bundle of wires which communicate information from both the left and right hemispheres.
5
Q
what is split brain research
A
Studies how the hemispheres function when they cant communicate with each other by isolating the LH and the RH
6
Q
Who researched split brain patients
A
Sperry
7
Q
Research supporting lateralisation
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Kim Peek
Natural split brain
Could read two pages in 10s
Reading one with his RFV and the other with his LFV
8
Q
Contradicting Research
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Holland
Language functions switching sides
(Functional Recovery)
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