Split brain research and hemispheric lateralisation

Front

The __________ __________ refers to a bundle of nerve fibres that connect the two hemispheres of the brain.

Back

Corpus callosum

Front

The corpus callosum is a bundle of __________ __________

Back

Nerve fibres, Nerve axons

Front

__________ is a condition whereby bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures.

Back

Epilepsy

Front

Patients with severe __________ have previously had their corpus callosum severed to separate the two hemispheres.

Back

epilepsy, epileptic seizures

Front

Patients with a history of severe epilepsy who had their corpus callosum severed have been referred to as __________ _________ patients

Back

split brain, split-brain

Front

__________ __________ refers to the idea that certain functions are governed by one hemisphere of the brain.

Back

Hemispheric lateralisation

Front

Sperry conducted split brain research to investigate:

Back

Hemispheric lateralisation

Front

How many split-brain patients took part in Sperry's research?

Back

11

Front

A split visual field refers to:

Back

When participants are asked to focus on a dot in the centre of a screen and images are briefly presented to either the left or right visual fields.

Front

Sperry's research is easy to replicate because he used s__________ procedures.

Back

Standardised, standard