| Side of Brain |
Specialty
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| Left Side of the Brain - Sends/Receives signals
from the Right Side of the body |
| Specailzes in: |
Sequential, Temporal and lingual processing:
Language, Speech, writing
Calculation
Ordering
Rhythm
Music (as a language)
Time Sense & Order of Events
Explanation/interpretation of the world
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| Contains: |
Broka’s Area – In front of Motor Strip – understands minor
language
Broka’s Area is specifically used for processing the motor
part of Spoken language – right next to the motor strip – if damaged – then
they speak garbled
Wernicks’s Area – behind the sensory strip – used for perceiving
language. – if damaged, then they hear garbled audio
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| Right Side of the Brain - Sends/Receives
signals from the Left Side of the body |
| Specializes in: Non verbal processing |
Reading Emotions
Other non verbal processing
Visualizations
Pattern Recognition
Face
Emotions
Music (as a talent and appreciation)
Spatial Skills
Simple Language
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Epilepsy: seizure activity can spread from across the corpus callosum.
To limit/reduce/stop seizures they can remove the corpus
callosum
Overly active neurons can kill nerve cells
during a seizure.
Click here for a Graphical
intrepretation of how the eyes translate information to the appropriate side of the brain.
MAIN NOTES: The humunculs is used to locate brain damage, first note
that the left controls the right and the right controls the left. Secondly infront
of the fissure is motor and behind the fissure is sensory..
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