Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Hemispheres of Cerebral Cortex
- LEFT HEMI:
- Written & Spoken Language
- Logical & Analytical Thinking
- Expression of Positive Emotion
- RIGHT HEMI:
- Spatial-Relations
- Creative & Holistic Thinking
- Expression of Negative Emotions
- Involved in variety of higher-order cognitive, emotional, sensory & motor functions
- Contralateral Representation
- the right hemi controls the left
side of the body and the left hemi
controls the right side of body
- Lateralization of Function
- Each hemi dominates
for certain bxs
- Corpus Callosum
- 2 hemispheres communicate
- Split-Brain Study
Anmerkungen:
- Object presented LVF (transmitted to the R Hemi)
Couldn't verbally identify it or pick it up with right hand
Object presented to RVF
(transmitted to L Hemi)
COULD verbally identify it and pick it up with R hand but not with the left hand