Sperry Flashcards
Aim
To investigate the effects of hemispheric deconnection on perception and memory
How many patients
11
What operation had the participants had?
Commissurotomies
Why did the participants have the operation?
They had epilepsy
What did the operation consist of?
Splitting the brain down the middle along the corpus callosum
Give some examples of sperrys tests
Recognition of visual stimuli presented to the left or right hemispheres separately
Responding with speech “”
Responding with writing “”
Which side of the brain focuses on calculations speech etc
Right visual field
Left hemisphere
Which side of the ten focuses on comprehension and spatial awareness
Right hemisphere
Left visual field
Conclusion
In split brain patients, memory in each hemisphere is independent
