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Originally Posted by kennyc
There are cases where the hemispheres have been separated (due to seizures) and it gives some very interesting results. Also cases of brain damage to one or the other hemisphere where the remaining half pick up the tasks of the missing half -- not in a total missing half though as far as I know. Amazing stuff.
http://www.google.com/search?q=split...ient=firefox-a |
Oh, yes, I'm familiar with split-brain patients. Get the non-verbal half to perform an action or undergo an experience to which the verbal half is not privy, then ask the person to explain why the action was done, and the person will inevitably come up with a rational they fully believe as to why they performed said action, but one that has no bearing as to the real reason for the action. It could go a long way toward explaining some people's reactions to what they hear via a certain "news" organization.