Split brain research

Question 1

who conducted split brain research

Answer 1

Sperry

Question 2

what year was the research conducted

Answer 2

1968

Question 3

what was the procedure

Answer 3

• 11 participants selected who had a split brain operation previously
• image projected to RVF and same/diff image to LVF
• in normal brains the image would be shared between hemispheres but this cant happen in a split brain patient

Question 4

what were the findings

Answer 4

• when image shown to RVF they could describe it but if it was shown to LVF they said nothing was there
• could select matching objects when shown in LVF despite not being able to describe what they saw in the image. Used their left hand bc its linked to RH. Also had an emotional reaction to it

Question 5

what does the findings suggest

Answer 5

certain functions in the brain are lateralised