Mod 13

Question 1

What happens in the left hemisphere?

Answer 1

1) Analytic thought
2) logic
3) language
4) Science/Math

Question 2

What happens in the right brain?

Answer 2

1) Holistic thought
2) Intuition
3) Creativity
4) Art/Music

Question 3

What is the corpus callosum and its function?

Answer 3

a large band of neural fibers that connects the hemispheres and carries messages

Question 4

What is Split Brain

Answer 4

isolates the hemispheres by severing its connections
ex) objects shown in right eye can be named but in the left it cant

Question 5

What is consciousness?

Answer 5

our subjective awareness of ourselves and what’s around us

Question 6

What is dual processing?

Answer 6

info is simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

Question 7

What is cognitive neuroscience?

Answer 7

study of brain + cognition

Question 8

What is blindsight?

Answer 8

a condition in which a person can reply to visual stimuli w/o experiencing it

Question 9

What is parallel processing?

Answer 9

processing many aspects of an issue at the same time

Question 10

What is sequential processing?

Answer 10

processing 1 aspect at a time