martes, 28 de septiembre de 2010

How Our Brain Works????




1. What does the word "hemisphere" refer to when talking about the brain?

The two sides of the brain.

2. What are the major differences between the left and right sides of the brain?

Differences: The left side of the brain is the seat of language and processes in a logical and sequential order. The right side is more visual and processes intuitively, holistically, and randomly.

3. What is the corpus callasum?


The Corpus Collasum is a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.

4. Explain the study performed by Paul Broca in which he discovered "Broca's Area."


Pierre Paul Broca was a French surgeon that studied the brain of a a patient with a speech impairment alter his death. He concluded that there is an specific part of the brain in charge of speech production which was called Broca’s Area.





5. Explain the study conducted by Roger Sperry in regard to "split brain."

Roger sperry was the one who started the whole idea of brain lateralization. Roger Sperry
won nobel prizes after developing this idea.

6. Explain the study conducted by Karl Wernicke which led to the discovery of Wernicke's Area."


He found
about the temporal lobe. In his study he studied the comprehension of a person.

7. Which lobe is most responsible for vision?


Occipital Lobe.

8. Which lobe is most responsible for hearing and language?


Temperal Lobe.

9. Which lobe is most responsible for performing math calculations?

Parental Lobe.

10. Which lobe is most responsible for judgment, reasoning and impulse control?

Th
e Frontal Lobe.

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