PSYCH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Confabulation, Symmetry In Biology, Corpus Callosum
12 Sep 2016
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The two hemispheres of the brain: left and right sides are separate, corpus callosum. Major pathway between hemispheres: while there is a built-in redundancy, some functions are lateralized". Left hemisphere: right hand control, largely controlling aspects of: Right hemisphere: left hand control, largely controlling holistic processing. Sensory information sent to opposite hemisphere: contralateral organization, sensor data crosses over in pathway leading to the cortex, visual crossover. Left visual field to right hemisphere; vice versa: other senses similar. Gazzaniga and split brain procedures: split brain. Right hemisphere sees word, cannot verbally communicate draws picture. Left brain receives message by seeing picture, verbally expresses: seeing faces in fruits. Some potentially disturbing implications about identity: taking out half the brain and putting it into another body. Left brain does the explanation, makes up rationale for actions of other hemisphere: who is the you? .
