Split Brain Research - Biological Psychology - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]

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This video includes: Contralateral organisation of the brain, corpus callosum, corpus callosotomy, Split brain studies, brain hemispheres.

Studies discussed:

Sperry, R. W. (1968). Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious awareness

Gazzaniga, M. S, Smylie, C. S, (1983). Facial recognition and brain asymmetries: clues to underlying mechanisms.

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[bluebomber]

I came across one of this videos at 4 in the morning... I didn’t go back to sleep lol

[Tunlum]

I am sitting my A levels in an hour and a half. Thank you

[stellamariss]

it still is used for severe epilepsy. I know someone who had this procedure, so it is still performed. split brain is very fascinating

[jackroberts]

Love the passion behind these videos!! You are a legend

[pavxxx]

That was incredibely helpful! I'm currently studying Biology, Psychology and RS at A- Level and sitting my A- Level exams in a few months. I was contemplating Philosphy but at the moment i'm planning on studying Psychology At Uni of Nottingham or Warwick (still awaiting feedback)! I would love to hear more about your combined Philosophy and psychology degree as that sounds very intriguing! Thank you :)

[Vazzzz]

This is my favorite study I have ever learned

[JohnDoe-czdh]

So is the voice in your head or that gut feeling is really just the right communicating with left



So many questions

[Paulus_Brent]

As far as I could read about this subject, people with split brains do NOT report any feeling of split self. Their consciousness and mind are perceived as the same subject and unified individuality as before surgery.

[SnippetsOfSerena]

Thank you so much! You're a great teacher! I'm just begining my studies in psychology and use some of your videos to supplement the information in the text book.

[jon]

great video, loved your eval and the bonus fact !

[inri]

I have a question: joe patient with corpus callosum removal verbalised a joke something like "i have a back up brain" but since humor is in the right hemisphere, how did he verbalised humor; or the aspects of humor in the right hemisphere are more metaphorical and abstract than that joke?

[Renata_Knight]

Interesting and the bonus fact was amazing!

[carlodelysid]

Mein Fuhrer ! I can walk!!

Reading "Releasing The Lion: Rediscovering The Right Brain HEART" Quite interesting.

[dno.]

So for split brain patients, if they have a object presented to their right visual field, they are still able to describe it as the information goes to the left hem? (Where lang processing is) But if shown to left visual field, they can’t describe because the visual info goes to right hem but can’t send the visual info to the left hem due to corpus callosum being split. Is that correct?

[HostileLemons]

Strange I usually suffer a fear of social interaction. Once I passed out due to exercise. When I woke up again I found I had no fear of speaking and interacting for a time.

[zeynepyasmeenkhan]

Literally the best vedio..
Soo good thank you so much ❤

[GreenAgouti]

I wonder if you could have a conversation with the other side of your brain with drawings

[Mike-hrjz]

It is curious that those who study philosophy are almost always left brain dominant and approach this in a different way than those with a right brain dominance. An experiment was done with patients masturbating with the right, or the left hand and found their experience was more intense with one hand over the other, and almost in every case. Only used one hand further studies must be done to understand this? And what are the implications?

[farah]

Hey where abouts on the mind map would I put this section ?? thanks so much for these videos they really help!!