A Whole New Mind Sparknotes

One Brain or Two?, Michael Gazzaniga and Roger W. Sperry explore the independent abilities of the two hemispheres in the brain, the left and right, by studying split-brain patients and their responses to certain tests. The tests are designed to examine the mental and perceptual capacities of the split-brain patients. With careful placement of objects or pictures, the first test measures the visual abilities of the patients. The second test measures the tactile cognition abilities of the patients by allowing them to feel an object behind a screen, then asking them to name the object. The third and more challenging test combines the visual test and tactile test to measure the auditory abilities of the patients. Each of these tests shows the different ways that the brain works in split-brain and normal brain humans alike.

The human brain is a wondrous invention that has many scientists and researchers very busy to this very day. There are numerous qualities about the brain humans know about, yet there are still a great number of mysteries to the brain and how it functions left to be discovered and shared. Some facts scientists do know about the brain is that it is divided into to primary sections, called hemispheres. Each person has a left and right hemisphere of the brain. Each hemisphere is in charge of specific abilities, tasks, and functions. This paper will review what each hemisphere is responsible for and describe ways that each hemisphere is predisposed to learn.

The left side sees and interprets the world in symbols and languages. However the right side interprets it in terms of space and shape.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the correlational method as a means for examining the relationship between functions of the left and right hemispheres. I will compare the performance of people with intact brains with the performance of so-called split-brain patients. In many ways, the brains of these two groups are very similar. 1a. The brain stem is found in the deepest part of the brain. The brainstem controls the automatic survival functions of the body, such as breathing. There are no differences between the function of the normal brainstem and the brain of a split brain patient. The brainstem will still supply the automatic survival functions of the body. 1b. The hippocampus is found in the limbic system along with the amygdala, the hypothalamus. The hippocampus is in charge of allowing the body to process information into memories. Without the hippocampus, there is no way for new memories to be created. There is no anatomical difference between the hippocampus in the normal brain and a split brain. 1c. The corpus callosum is found in the center of the brain. The role it plays as a part of the brain is it connects both the left and right hemispheres of the brain, allowing them to work and interact together as a whole system. The difference between the anatomy of the corpus callosum in a split brain patient versus someone without a

Using a real human brain, Dr. Taylor explained the separation of the brain’s right and left hemispheres. The two cerebral cortices are completely separate from one another, but maintain communication via the corpus callosum. She described the right hemisphere as a parallel processor, thinking in images and learning from body movement. The right hemisphere is responsible for gathering sensory input, in the form of energy, from the environment around us. The left hemisphere, according to Dr. Taylor, is a serial processor, interpreting the sensory information gathered by the right hemisphere. The sensory information is analyzed and categorized by the linear and methodical thinking of the left hemisphere. Dr. Taylor believes the left hemisphere is responsible for interpretation of the past and future, as well as, an individual’s self-awareness. The

Yarnell’s response to her friend made me stop and think if it is just that simple, to think differently. When I get stressed out over something and let my emotions take over I usually just let them control me. Now after hearing Dr. Yarnell, every time and become emotional I am going to remind myself to just move into the left side of my brain. Hopefully by doing that I will be able to think more logically. I have heard of this concept before, but I did not have a full understanding on what it really meant. I thought that when some one said you were left brained or right brained, it was just a silly saying. I found it very surprising that it is actually a true concept. I is really amazing how the brain works and the many different functions of it. We discussed many other parts of the brain and how they work also. I just found that when discussing the brain, most of the parts were not as interesting as the two hemispheres. After class, I actually went home and used the terms of the hemispheres all night on my parents. My mom is a psych nurse so she understood, but when it came to my dad, it took a lot of explaining. After a few attempts, he was able to understand how fascinating the brain really can

In the Conceptual Age, it will not longer suffice to rely heavily on the logic of the left brain. Computers, cheaper sources and labor will continue to lead to outsourcing of this work; instead, creativity and innovation will give rise to future development. To prosper in the Conceptual Age, people will need to weave together the logic of the left brain (L-directed thinking) and the creativity of the right brain (R-directed thinking).

When I arrived at L.N.’s home, they were playing in front of their home while her father worked on the garage. L.N. was playing with her older sister, her sister is two and two months older than her. Both girls were blowing bubbles while the other attempted to grab them. At this moment, I realized that L.N. was left-handed as I saw her handling the “bubble-maker” on her hand and attempted to grab the bubbles with her left hand. This is an example of lateralization; her right side of the brain is the dominant region.

In the introduction, the authors give a very brief overview of the goal of the book and sums it up very nicely in the very first sentence where they state that the book is about “how to reach inside your own brain to create more happiness, love, and wisdom” (pg. 17). Then they give instructions on how to use the book as an operating manual for the brain with tools that can be used toward those goals. While the book weaves in research in many different disciplines such as neuroscience, psychology, and meditation, they reassure us that you do not have to be an expert in any of them to use this

The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body that controls language and logical tasks. The right hemisphere controls the left half of the body creativity and emotions. Split-brain reveals that depending on what side of the brain is damaged, the two brain hemisphere may have information sharing problems, due to the separation of the corpus callosum . "a split-brain patient looking at an image through the left eye may not be able to name the picture because the information is only available in the largely nonverbal right hemisphere". Module 3.2 (n.d) The Nervous System.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the correlational method as a means for examining the relationship between functions of the left and right hemispheres. I will compare the performance of people with intact brains with the performance of so-called split-brain patients. In many ways, the brains of these two groups are very similar. 1a. The location of the brainstem in the normal brain is near the lower back of the brain, where the cerebrum and spinal cord connect. The brainstem is separated into three parts. One is the midbrain, which regulates temperature, and is a part of vision, hearing, motor movement, sleep cycles, and alertness. Next is the pons, which controls sleep, respiration, the bladder, hearing, taste, posture, and facial

our brain help us live, and they help us better understand reality. However, as stated in the book,

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The title article that I used for my Classic Research paper is One Brain or Two? The split brain in man by Gazzaniga M.S. Brain consists of two hemispheres. The left hemisphere controls the calculation, reasoning, written language and critical thinking. The right hemisphere controls emotions, insight, music, and creativity. The right brain controls the left part of the body. The left brain controls the right part of the body. They look similar, but they both have totally different functions. For example, the brain of people who are right-handed functioning differently than people who are left-handed. Split brain is a removable of a corpus callosum, which is the connection between the two hemispheres of a brain, which it leads to lose the connection.

While our left hemisphere gives us a narrow focused attention on details, our right hemisphere gives us the ability to stay alert, broad, and vigilant for whatever might come in our way, and also to make a connection with the world. Albert Einstein had said, “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant but has forgotten the gift.” In that case, the intuitive mind is the right hemisphere which functions to make us aware of the differences around us. The right hemisphere sees the implicit meaning and it cares about the living. Meanwhile the rational mind, the left hemisphere controls our logics; it is responsible for words, analysis, numbers, and sequence.