PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Amatol, Temporal Lobe, Partial Seizure
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Observations during periods of war - large population with bullet wounds to the head. Noticed the hemisphere the bullet was in caused the patient to respond differently. 100% of patients show some aphasic symptoms - problems in speech/language. Mild, moderate, severe aphasia (not complete lack thereof ) ~30% showed recovery - left handed or ambidextrous individuals. These results were the first indication of specialization in language that seemed to be related to. Least amount of recovery was in right handed individuals handedness. Made it clear that since the right handed people had the most problem in left hemisphere damage. Language seemed to predominantly be in the left hemisphere. Ambidextrous - language is on both hemispheres. Those who did show aphasic symptoms were left handed or ambidextrous. Right handed persons do not show these symptoms. Recovery: left handed people show very good recovery. Suggesting then that left handed people (left handed and ambidextrous fall in the same group)
