Chapter 14Cognitive Functions.ppt

Chapter 14:Cognitive Functions Lateralization of Function Lateralization Lateralization of Function The corpus callosum The anterior commissure. The hippocampal commissure. A few other small commissures. Lateralization of Function The two hemispheres are not mirror images of each other. Lateralization of Function Each hemisphere of the brain gets input from the opposite half of the visual world. Lateralization of Function Damage to the corpus callosum interferes with the exchange of information between hemispheres. Lateralization of Function Split-brain people Lateralization of Function Sperry (1974) Lateralization of Function Immediately after surgery, each hemisphere can only quickly and accurately respond to information that reaches it directly. Smaller commissures allow a slower response. The brain later learns use the smaller connections: Difficulty integrating information between both remains. Lateralization of Function Right hemisphere damage Left hemisphere damage Lateralization of Function right hemisphere left hemisphere Lateralization of Function Some anatomical differences exist between the hemispheres of the brain. Planum temporale Lateralization of Function Damage to left hemisphere often results in language deficiencies. Lateralization of Function Being born with a condition where the corpus callosum does not completely develop results in extra development of the following: Anterior commissure Hippocampal commissure Lateralization of Function The left hemisphere is dominant for speech in 95% of right-handed people. Left-handers Lateralization of Function Recovery of language after damage to the brain varies. Lateralization of Function Rasmussen’s encephalopathy Lateralization of Function Language recovery after brain damage Evolution and Physiology of Language Human language is a complex form of communication. Productivity Evolution and Physiology of Language Human language is most likely a modification of a behavior also found in o