Hemispheric asymmetries: A brain in two minds
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The two cerebral hemispheres are specialised for different cognitive functions, and which hemisphere's strategy is superior depends on the nature of the task. A new study of split-brain patients has provided another unexpected insight: the two hemispheres use different strategies when performing a guessing task.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000