Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Egg Cell, Vise

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Ronald R Holden

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* remember, the cerebrum is made up two hemispheres (right and left) * allows the 2 halves to work together for most tasks. * but, remember that somatosensory & motor signals for one side of the body are linked to the opposite side of the brain . * some mental activities use one side of the brain more than the other side. * broca"s & wernicke"s areas usu. only on left side for r-handed people) * right side more arts and spatial relations. * face recognition, mental imagery, navigation, drawing, musical melodies. * l vs. r hand while reciting alphabet backwards (or a poem): * l vs. r hand while humming favorite song: * on most tasks, the 2 hemispheres work together. * remember: each side of the brain is involved in the opposite side of the body. * each eye sends signals to both sides of the brain.