The Brain (A Level Only) (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Hemispheric lateralisation
Hemispheric lateralisation
Brain's 2 halves operate differently for specific tasks
Split-brain research
Split-brain research
Studies of people with surgically separated brain hemispheres
Right hemisphere controls which body side?
Right hemisphere controls which body side?
Left side of the body
Commissurotomy
Commissurotomy
Surgery severing corpus callosum & connecting tissues
Sperry: Describe right visual field objects?
Sperry: Describe right visual field objects?
Yes, easily (left hemisphere has language)
Why couldn't split-brain patients describe left visual field objects?
Why couldn't split-brain patients describe left visual field objects?
Left visual field → right hemisphere (no language centers)
Split-brain: Left hand + left visual field objects
Split-brain: Left hand + left visual field objects
Could select matching objects by touch
Facial recognition dominant hemisphere
Facial recognition dominant hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Left hemisphere specialisation
Left hemisphere specialisation
Analytical and verbal tasks
Right hemisphere specialisation
Right hemisphere specialisation
Spatial tasks and music processing