Split brain research

Question 1

Sperry’s experiment: method

Answer 1

Patient would fixate on a dot on a screen.
They would be shown information on either their right or left field.
They were then asked to respond with what it was

Question 2

Sperry: Findings

Answer 2

Patients could only recall the words if they were flashed a picture on their right field then they could answer verbally through their left hemisphere.

Question 3

A03: Language may not be restricted to the left

Answer 3

J.W developed the ability to speak using his right hemisphere

Question 4

A03: Case studies

Answer 4

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