The 2 Brains Flashcards
vocabulary test (15 cards)
What is lateralization?
specialization of function in one hemisphere of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum responsible for
Connecting the two hemispheres and allowing them to communicate.
What does contralateral control mean?
The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls the right side
What is a split-brain patient?
A person who has had their corpus callosum severed, affecting communication between brain hemispheres.
What functions are associated with the right hemisphere?
Creativity, spatial ability, intuition, music, and facial recognition
What functions are associated with the left hemisphere?
Language, logic, reasoning, math, and science.
What is epilepsy, and how is it sometimes treated?
A neurological disorder causing seizures; sometimes treated by severing the corpus callosum.
What is the role of neurons?
Transmitting signals in the brain and nervous system.
The two hemispheres of the brain function completely independently. (True/false)
False – they are connected by the corpus callosum and work together.
The left hemisphere is more involved in language processing.
True
The right hemisphere is responsible for motor control of the right side of the body.
False – The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body.
Split-brain patients can sometimes behave as if they have “two minds.”
True
he left hemisphere is primarily responsible for _______ and _______.
Language, logic.
The right hemisphere is more associated with _______ and _______.
Creativity, spatial awareness.
The brain is divided into two _______ that are connected by the _______.
Hemispheres, corpus callosum.
