Right Brain Left Brain

Two hemispheres with different specializations

Cortical similarities

KW 14-3

Contralateral control over movement and skin sencses

Sensory Motor Integration

KW 10-2

Visual Fields

Also contralateral sensation Right visual world: left brain Left visual world: right brain

KW 14-17

Dorsal and Ventral Streams

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Hemispheric differences

Auditory Cortex

KW 9-12

Processing Music

KW 9-24

Parietal lobe Assymetry

Parietal larger KW 14-14

Temporal larger

Parietal lobe damage

Right: drawings, puzzles, maps Left: language, naming objects, Copy movements

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Apraxia

Spatial Cognition

Same figure but different orientation? KW 14-4 Yes

Spatial Orientation

Which block is the same as one of left? KW 14-5 a

Cognitive Tasks 1
correct

Men more likely to Pick correct response

KW 14-21

Cognitive Tasks 2

KW 14-21

Cognitive Tasks 3

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Cognitive Tasks 4

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Connecting

Link between
Hemispheres

Figure 14.1 Two views of the corpus callosum The corpus callosum is a large set of axons conveying information between the two hemispheres. (a) A sagittal section through the human brain. (b) A dissection (viewed from above) in which gray matter has been removed to expose the corpus callosum.

Visual Connections to the Hemispheres

Visual Field-what is visible at any moment Right visual field-->left hemisphere Left visual field-->right hemisphere Cutting the Corpus Callosum Sometimes done to treat severe epilepsy Behavior is abnormal only when sensory stimuli are limited to one side of the body

Split Brain Task 1

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Split Brain Task 2

Use left hand to find object

KW 14-19

Split Brain Task 3

Each hemisphere is capable of responding independently

KW 14-19

Visuospacial Processing

KW 14-20

Split Hemispheres
Competition Soon after surgery you may see competition between activities on the two sides of the body Hemispheric Specialization Left Speech Movement sequencing Detail-oriented Right Emotional content of speech Recognizes emotions in others Expresses fear and anger Spatial Relationships Music perception
Animation

Development of Lateralization and Handedness

Anatomical Differences between the Hemispheres Plenum temporale in left hemisphere larger Corpus Callosum is not fully developed at birth Handedness does not dramatically affect lateralization Most left-handed people have left-hemisphere or mixed dominance for speech

Speech and Handedness

First communication most likely hand signals Right hand preferred most humans Right hand controlled by left brain Signal language tied to spoken language Hand gestures to phonemes Communication is left hemisphere task

Brain sculpted by experience

Left hemisphere for speech Right for spatial tasks Both hemispheres active Can be resculpted if needed

Brain Science has come along way

Still many mysteries to be solved Treaments for brain diseases Understanding the causes Hope course has given you the knowledge to follow these developments