Notes – Prezi Link http://prezi. com/mrakq0ruc1as/ Cerebral Cortex

The Brain’s Hemispheres

Are you left or right brained?

Key L R

Left vs. Right Brained Myth??? Article (2013) Left vs. Right Brained Myth???

Article While you read… Highlight/underline new info on the hemispheres If you have a question about something, write it on the article Must have one interesting idea or question to share

Hemispheres Verbal—speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Left Right Verbal—speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Mathematical Analytic— focus on the pieces Nonverbal—understanding the basics of language Spatial Holistic—focus on the whole

Corpus Callosum Connects the two hemispheres and allows them to communicate

Split Brain Surgery (1960s) Sever the corpus callosum Last resort for severe epileptic seizures Roger Sperry & Michael Gazzaniga Helped us know more about the specific functions controlled by each hemisphere

Exit Pass Name the four lobes. Name one function of any lobe and the lobe that it goes with. What is the structure that connects the hemispheres? Provide one function for each of the hemispheres.