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Prompt #6

Prompt #6. What is the cerebral cortex and what are a few of its functions ?. The Brain’s Hemispheres. Are you left or right b rained?. Key. L L L R L R R L R L L R R L R L L R R R L R R L L L R R L R R L. Article (2013). Left vs. Right Brained Myth???.

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Prompt #6

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  1. Prompt #6 • What is the cerebral cortex and what are a few of its functions?

  2. The Brain’s Hemispheres

  3. Are you left or right brained?

  4. Key • L • L • L • R • L • R • R • L • R • L • L • R • R • L • R • L • L • R • R • R • L • R • R • L • L • L • R • R • L • R • R • L

  5. Article (2013) Left vs. Right Brained Myth???

  6. Hemispheres Left Right Nonverbal—understanding the basics of language Spatial Holistic—focus on the whole • Verbal—speaking, understanding, reading, and writing • Mathematical • Analytic—focus on the pieces

  7. Connects the two hemispheres and allows them to communicate Corpus Callosum

  8. Split Brain Surgery (1950s) • Sever the corpus callosum • Last resort for severe epileptic seizures • Roger Sperry (won Nobel Prize for this research) & Michael Gazzaniga • Helped us know more about the specific functions controlled by each hemisphere

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