1. What does the word "hemisphere" refer to when talking about the brain?
When talking about the brain “hemisphere” refers to the two different ways the brain is divided the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere.
2. What are the major differences between the left and right sides of the brain?
The Right side:
· Intuition
· Creativity
· Art
· Music
The Left side:
· Analytical thoughts
· Logic
· Science
· Math
3. What is the corpus coliseum?
Are the two parts of the brain (left and right) that connect to communicate and interact with each other
4. Explain the study performed by Paul Broca in which he discovered "Broca's Area."
The Brocas area is located in the frontal lobe and it is responsible for speech production. language processing, and language comprehension, as well as controlling facial neurons. First discovered in 1861, Broca's area was named after Pierre Paul Broca. Broca discovered the area after studying the brain of a patient with a speech impairment after his death.
5. Explain the study conducted by Roger Sperry in regard to "split brain."
This has to do with the corpus collasum. Robert Sperry was who conducted the landmark split-brain experiments. He discovered that human beings are of two minds. He found that the human brain has specialized functions on the right and left, and that the two sides can operate practically independently
6. Explain the study conducted by Karl Wernicke which led to the discovery of Wernicke's Area."
Wernicke's area is the region of the brain where spoken language is understood. Neurologist Carl Wernicke is credited with discovering the function of this brain region whom he examined a patient after his death. Which is located in the temporal Lobe
7. Which lobe is most responsible for vision?
The occipitial Lobe
8. Which lobe is most responsible for hearing and language?
The Temporal Lobe
9. Which lobe is most responsible for performing math calculations?
The Frontal Lobe
10. Which lobe is most responsible for judgment, reasoning and impulse control?
The Frontal Lobe
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