Lateralization of brain function

“Never one person or groups of people exclusively used more of their left side of the brain or more of the right side” was concluded by Dr. Gayatri Devi, the professor of neurology at New York (“Left brain right brain theory”). This is a reference to the myth that people think they are more dominant on their left side of their brain and vice versa. The split-brain theory, better known as the left-brain, right-brain theory, is a theory that distinguishes people as “left brained” or “right…

children ages 8 through 12, which he named the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Children's Revision (LNNB-C). Similar to the original version, the LNNB-C is a standardized test used diagnose cognitive deficits in the localization and lateralization of brain impairments and assist in the planning of rehabilitation (Golden,…

memory, perception and attention. It came about in the 1950’s as a result of the behaviourist approach being flawed; internal mental processes cannot be observed. Therefore, from this an alternative method of looking at the physiological side of the brain had to emerge. Cognitive neuroscience was then born to identify the neural mechanisms, which are responsible for underlying cognition. These neural mechanisms are also important when it comes to manifestations in behaviour. Cognitive…

differences between males and females. Additionally, the book also discusses the connections between evolution and gender, and the influence of our culture. Biological factors that are thought to shape gender differences include hormones and lateralization of brain function. Hormones may organize a biological predisposition to be masculine or feminine during the prenatal period, and the increase in hormones during puberty may activate that predisposition. In addition, social experiences may…

This quote talks about the toys that are stereotyped for either boys or girls. In many cultures, boys and girls are seen to act in a certain way and take up certain roles in the community. Parents and older family members and friends encourage children from the day they are born, to act according to the stereotypes between boys and girls. While walking around Toys R Us, there are many toys for children under ten in the store. The aisles and shelves are all marked with gender-stereotyped toys.…

Handedness and Cognitive Development Abstract: My research topic is Handedness and Cognitive Development. This study is to locate the major differences in psychological, personal and physical changes of the right and the left-handed people and its– effect on their personality and way of living. Despite the right is considered as good and left is considered as bad, and also people try changing their children’s handedness from left towards right under religious perspective, researches have proved…

If we want our brain been develop the way it supposed to do it, we need to do some kind of physical activity in our every day live and not be just on the coach wasting our live. This is one of many topics from Christopher Bergland the writer of many blogs about sports. His blogs are about how doing exercise will help us with our Cognitive Development, and how to keep our brain young and healthy. Bergland in his blog “Physical Activity is the No. 1 Way to Keep Your Brain Young” (Bergland,…

and females. Additionally, the book also discusses the connections between evolution and gender, and the influence of our culture. Alice Dreger mentioned that the biological factors shapes gender differences such as the hormones and lateralization of brain function. Hormones may organize a biological that increased the likelihood to be masculine or feminine during the prenatal period, and the increase in hormones during puberty may activate that likelihood. In addition, social experiences will…

Savant Syndrome- Savant Skills Locked Within Us? Savant syndrome is a form of rare neurological condition where individuals with such extraordinary anomaly, while having problems in proper mental function, are able to express certain prodigious abilities such as memorizing and lightning calculation (Treffert, 2009). The term “savant” originated from the word “savoir” which means “to know” in French (Treffert, 2009). The word “idiot savant” was first introduced by Dr. J. Langdon Down in his…

Reflex is the curling of the toes when the newborns ' feet are stroked, this prove neurological development. As they enter the infancy stage, vaccinations help protect them from a variety of diseases like pertussis, polio or measles. Lateralization, the functioning of the brain indicates their control of their words, movements, and distinction of different sounds. Their physical behaviors also have environmental influences during which this refines their motor skills, and avoid bumping into…