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Split brain

Brain BasicsDid You Know?
Joel Frohlich , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

No, You’re Not Left-Brained or Right-Brained

At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school houses by a magic hat based on their personalities. Similarly,… Read More
ConsciousnessLearning and MemoryNeurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Yaïr Pinto , , , , , , , , ,

When You Split the Brain, Do You Split the Person?

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he brain is perhaps the most complex machine in the Universe. It consists of two cerebral hemispheres, each with many different modules. Fortunately, all these separate parts are not autonomous… Read More
Split Brain Knowing Neurons
Brain BasicsNeurological and Psychiatric DisordersSensation and Perception
Kate Fehlhaber , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Split Brain: Making Two Hemispheres Whole

Admit it!  You’ve taken one of those online quizzes to see if you’re more “right-brained” or “left-brained.”  Too bad it’s all bunk!    Popular culture would have you believe that… Read More