lecture 9 Flashcards
1
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methodology of investigating hemispheric specialisation
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studying effects of disconnection , normal people using visual field experiment , deactivate hemisphere
2
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two cerebral hemispheres are connected directly
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by axons that are bundled to form the corpus callous
3
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stimuli processed by the left hemisphere could be
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verbally reported - language localisation
4
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right hemisphere cannot
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verbally report
5
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how do you deactivate a hemisphere
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Wada test- use drug to inject in one of the arteries- put hemisphere asleep
6
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aphasia
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acquired language disorders
7
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broca aphasia
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language production impaired
comprehension not impaired
8
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features of brooks aphasia
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slow laboured speech output, repetition, grammar issues
