splitting the brain

Question 1

Splitting Brain (Split-Brain Research)

Answer 1

When the connection between the brain’s two hemispheres is severed (usually the corpus callosum) to study how each side functions independently.

Question 2

Corpus Callosum

Answer 2

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Question 3

Split Brains

Answer 3

A condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain’s two hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum; helps researchers study how each hemisphere works on its own.

Question 4

Dual Processing

Answer 4

The principle that the brain often processes information on two levels at the same time — a conscious, deliberate level and an unconscious, automatic level.

Question 5

Blindsight

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A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it — caused by damage to the visual cortex.

Question 6

Neuroscience

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The scientific study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and how they influence behavior and mental processes.

Question 7

Parallel Processing

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The brain’s ability to process many aspects of a problem simultaneously (like color, motion, and shape in vision).

Question 8

Sequential Processing

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Processing one piece of information at a time; used for solving new problems or tasks that require focused attention.