PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Motor Skill, Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research, Microcephaly
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Wiring in the teenage brain is simply not complete. Right hemisphere/ left hemisphere in- between is the corpus callosum- nerve. Callosum to cure grand mal seizures (split brain experiments) to see if there were differences between the hemispheres. Left brain people work in logical sequences. Constant interplay between the two hemispheres; while reading a book, the left brain may be. Little evidence that each side has its own stream of consciousness. No evidence that each hemisphere has its own cognitive style. It is neurological impossible to teach one hemisphere a particular concept (even with split. The brain has remarkable powers of healing itself (brain plasticity) Phineas p. gage: large rod was driven through his head, resulting in the damage of the left frontal lobe. He survived, but his personality was drastically altered. (his friends didn"t see him as him anymore) - (aka american crowbar case) Conditions damage) - life expectancy low in children.
