Roger Wolcott Sperry Essays

  • Roger Sperry

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    their respective functions was Roger Wolcott Sperry, with the split brain research. Roger Sperry did more contributions than the split brain research, but this is his most important and revolutionary research in the psychological field. Thanks to the split brain research, Sperry proved that the two hemispheres of the brain are important, they work together and whatever side of the brain is more capable of doing the task is the hemisphere that takes the lead. Roger Sperry was born in Hartford, Connecticut

  • What Is The Left Brain And The Right Brain

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    about “Split Brain" Experiments by Roger Sperry. In theory, the left and right hemisphere of the brain process diverse information to the corpus collosum. The corpus collosum will consecutively process information about what the left and right brain identify and then generate the conclusion. Both sides of the brain have its own specialized function to interpret the information but it cannot comprehend the same way. A research experiments conducted by Roger Sperry, validate the characteristics of

  • Right Brain, Left Brain

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    the brain traces back to time of Hippocrates. Levy weaves in and out of the various theories and prominent people known for contributing to the confusion. It wasn't until 1962 when Roger W. Sperry began experimenting on certain aspects of the brain that contribute to the truth of the left and right brain theory. Sperry studied people who had undergone surgical division of the corpus callosum, the bridge between the two hemispheres. His studies showed that, "an object placed in the right hand (left

  • Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain: Debunked but not Dead

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    Unfortunately, none of this is true. Brain lateralization, at least in this function, has never been proven, or even supported, by science. The idea that people are either right-brained or left-brained most likely started due to research by Dr. Roger Sperry, a Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist, who’s split-brain theory came from his research with epilepsy patients (Wanjek, 2013). In his research he would disconnect to two sides of the brain by cutting their connection, the corpus callosum. This disallowed

  • Your Better Half:Hemisphere Specialization of Language

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    Your Better Half:Hemisphere Specialization of Language You probably write with a particular hand, kick a ball with a particular foot, peer through a telescope with a particular eye, and raise the telephone receiver to a particular ear. It is thought that this has to do more with your brain and "neurological wiring" than habit. But what does this mean? You have probably heard of hemispheric lateralization- hemispheric referring to the division of the brain into left and right halves, and

  • The Left Brain vs. The Right Brain: How Does This Impact Learning

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    have been thought to work independently if separated from one another. The idea that these two hemispheres of the brain can co-exist independently functioning as separate conscious minds is an interesting one. An idea that was explored in 1981 by Roger Sperry. He pioneered the study of what he called “split-brained” patients. A “split-brained” patient is a person who has had the two hemispheres of their brain disconnected to treat severe epilepsy. The left hand and eye supply data to the right hemisphere

  • The Differing Right and Left Brains: From A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

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    Some do not believe that we have a left and right brain. However, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future by Daniel H. Pink explains that the left and right hemispheres of the brain control different abilities. I have learned from this book how society and the economy have shifted from the “Information Age” to a “Conceptual Age,” how the arguments of left brain theorists (L- directed) differ from those of right brain theorists (R-directed), the three A’s of abundance, automation

  • Savant Syndrome

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    How many of us wished to have super powers as kids ? I don't mean being strong as hulk, being bitten by a spider to be able to climb buildings like spider man, or be able to fly like birds around the city in the blue sky's. It is known that the human brain can not focus on a single task more than 10%. But there have been some individuals that are capable of this ability. Daniel Tammet have learned one of the most strenuous languages on earth fluently in just 7 days from his interview or Stephen Wiltshire

  • Neurobiology

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    Neurobiology is a theory that deals with the brain and your nerves. It determines if you are a left or right brain person. One of the theorists is named Roger Sperry. He was a very big neurobiologist. A disease that deals with this theory is ADD/ADHD. Neurophysiology is the study of the brains behavior. Personality affects how a person will behave in certain situations. Human’s attitudes are determined by their environments, personal preferences and dislikes all reflex their everyday actions. Personality

  • Brain vs. Right Brain: How Does This Impact Learning

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    in our bodies, it organizes everything. It controls our thoughts, our actions and our commands. In this paper, I will be talking about how the brain impacts learning from both side if it and the functions each side has to offer. In 1981 Dr. Roger W. Sperry was awarded the Nobel Prize when his colleague and he studied on epilepsy and trying to reduce or eliminate seizures, it took a turn. He did the unthinkable and cut the corpus callosum that connects both sides of the brain and it not only reduce

  • Left or Right Who Has More Brain Power to Learn

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    brain is a very complex part of the body that has everything to do with daily life and the ability to learn. As many people do not understand there are two parts of the brain and each works completely different in how one will learn and retain information. Why is the brain such a complex system and has the ability to adapt to every situation. We are going to be looking at the Left and Right side of the Brain and how each hemisphere works from the time you are a child and starting to receive information

  • Left and Right Brain Dominance and the Impact on Learning

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    Left and Right Brain Dominance and the Impact on Learning The idea of left-brain and right-brain dominance derived from a study performed by a neuropsychologist by the name of Roger Sperry (1954). Based on this study it was gathered that each person learns and thinks by using mainly one hemisphere of their brain. Some people are right-brain dominant and some are left-brain dominant. There are also some that think with part of each side. These people are referred to as middle-brained or whole-brained

  • The Left Brain vs. The Right Brain: How Does This Impact Learning;

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