Split brain research

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What does the left hemisphere do?
Controls movement on the right side of the body and processes the right visual field.
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What does the right hemisphere do?
Controls movement on the left side of the body and processes the left visual field.
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What were Sperry et al's research aims?
To investigate the extent to which the two hemispheres were specialised for specific functions and to investigate whether the hemispheres preformed tasks independently of each other.
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What are the hemispheres of the brain to do with?
The left hemisphere of the brain is to do with speech and language whilst the right hemisphere of the brain is to do with facial recognition and visuo-spatial processing.
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What is hemispheric lateralisation?
The specialised areas in the brain are in one of the brain's hemisp
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