In most humans, control of language is centered in the
Left hemisphere
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In order for a split-brain patient to name something, they must see it:
In the right visual field
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Following damage to [blank], a patient has a decrease in facial expressions of emotion & a decreased understanding of the emotional content of another person's speech
Right hemisphere
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What self-contradiction may occur in people who have had their corpus callosum cut?
Saying they don't know the answer while pointing it out with the left hand
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What are examples of Contralateral connections?
Auditory & Visual connections
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What is the Right-hemisphere hypothesis?
The right hemisphere is relevant for lateralisation of the brain functions
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What is the Valence hypothesis? [Davidson, 1982]
The right hemisphere is dominant for negative emotion and the left is dominant for positive emotions
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When there is damage to the Right Parietal Cortex, what happens?
There is neglect of the body on the left side because the damage affects the body's spatial ability
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Damage to the Right Temporal Cortex can cause what?
It can cause a neglect of surroundings on the left side of the body because the right hemisphere is dominant for spatial ability
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What is the source-filter model of speech production:
The source is the vocal folds of the larynx and the filter is the Supralaryngeal cavity
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Why is it thought that humans are the only animals able to speak?
All statements are correct
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In most humans, control of language is centered in the
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Left hemisphere
Card 3
Front
In order for a split-brain patient to name something, they must see it:
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Card 4
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Following damage to [blank], a patient has a decrease in facial expressions of emotion & a decreased understanding of the emotional content of another person's speech
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Card 5
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What self-contradiction may occur in people who have had their corpus callosum cut?
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