Split Brain Research And Hemispheric Lateralisation Flashcards
1
Q
Hemispheric lateralisation
A
Idea that the 2 hemispheres of the brain
Are functionally different
= certain mental processes/ behaviours are controlled by one
(Lang to left)
2
Q
Contralateral
A
The opposite side of the body
To the brain hemisphere that controls it
LVF by RHMS
RVF by LHMS
3
Q
Corpus Collosum
A
Broad band of fibres
Joins the 2 hemispheres of the brain
Allows communication
4
Q
Split- brain research
A
A series of studies which negan in 1960s
On epilepsy patients
Who experienced a surgical separation of the 2 HMS
Enabling researchers to test lateral
Functions of the brain in isolation
