Studies on split-brain patients have revealed a wealth of data as to lateralization of brain functions. For the left side of the brain, explain which functions of right-handed patients are managed by this hemisphere.
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Answers will vary, with many including responses such as: Sensation and movement of the left side of the body and perception of the left half of the visual field are managed by the right hemisphere of the brain. Numbers, letters, and short words can be processed by the right hemisphere as long as a nonverbal response is required. Emotional, intuitive, and spatial information also appeared to be processed primarily by the right hemisphere.
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Researchers, such as Buell & Coleman, who have autopsied brains, have found that when older brains and younger brains are compared, the dendrites in the elderly brains:
a. are significantly shorter and less complex b. are no different than the dendrites in younger brains c. are significantly longer and more complex d. are significantly longer but far less complex, with fewer branches
The function of which brain region aids in motivation to escape from a painful stimulus?
A) the thalamus B) the somatosensory cortex C) the cerebellum D) the amygdala
Deduction, common in mathematics, reasons from
a. specific observations to make general principles. b. anecdotal stories to "commonsense" principles. c. general principles to specifics. d. particular to particular.