Sperry (split brain) Flashcards
a) What technique did Sperry use to present information to only one side of the brain? [2]
b) Why does this tecnique not present a problem to people with “normal” brains? [2]
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What technique did Sperry use to present information to only one side of the brain? [2]
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Why does the technique Sperry used to present information to only one side of the brain not present a problem to people with “normal” brains? [2]
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In the paper by Sperry on split-brain patients, he writes “the second hemisphere does not know what the other hemisphere has been doing.”
a) Give one piece of evidence to support this statement. [2]
b) Explain why this problem does not matter in th everyday activity of split-brain patients. [2]
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From the study by Sperry, if a word, such as ‘key’, was presented only to the right hemisphere, participants were not able to name it.
a) Identify how they were able to respond to show they had seen the word. [2]
b) What does this tell us about how “normal” brains function? [2]
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From the paper by Sperry, outlines the evidence that indicates that language is processed in the left hemisphere of the brain. [4]
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a) In the study by Sperry, what is meant by the term ‘split-brain’? [2]
b) From the study by Sperry, outline the major functions of the corpus callosum. [2]
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In the study by Sperry, what is meant by the term ‘split-brain’? [2]
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From the study by Sperry, outline the major functions of the corpus callosum. [2]
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