Biopsych ch. 15
What are the cardinal differences between the left and right hemispheres?
The cardinal difference between the left and right hemispheres is that the left hemisphere is for verbal abilities and the right side is for spatial cognition.
This was discovered by split-brain individuals in behavioral tests.
Discuss at least two tests that revealed the lateralization of function.
Distinguished among aphasia, apraxia, agraphia, and alexia
How does brain lateralization apply to musical experience?
Auditory areas of the right hemisphere play a major role in the perception of music. Musical perception is impaired by damage to the right hemisphere, and music activates the right hemisphere more than the left
phonemes; grammar
neologisms.
right; right
left visual field.
global
an inability to execute a learned sequence of movements.
recognizes faces.
Fusiform gyrus
cannot be repeated verbally.
the corpus callosum; epilepsy