Human brain

Two Hemispheres

— Language mostly in left hemisphere

— Detecting emotion, spatial abilities, music are in right

— Right controls and receives input from left side of body and vice-versa

— The Corpus Callosum Provides a pathway for communication between the hemispheres

— https://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20236/

Lateralization of the Brain

— Human body is asymmetrical: heart, liver, use of limbs, etc.

— Functions of the brain become lateralized

— Each hemisphere specialized for particular ways of working

— Split-brain patients are good examples of lateralization of language functions

Lateralization of functions

— Left-hemisphere:

Sequential analysis

Analytical

Problem solving

Language

— Right-hemisphere:

— Simultaneous analysis

— Synthetic

— Visual-Spatial skills

— Cognitive maps

— Personal space

— Facial recognition

— Drawing

— Emotional functions

— Recognizing emotions

— Expressing emotions

— Music