Lateralization of brain function

93% of American citizens listen to music according to Music 360 2014. With, on average, 25 hours per week devoted to this activity, does it have any alternate uses other than for pure enjoyment? The answer is yes, with music therapy. “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.” (American Music Therapy…

one thing is clear from Jill’s writing it is how passionate she feels about the quality of care needed for stroke patients. Many times she faced a sort of biased she was unaccustomed to, a lack of respect and care that came with the fact that her brain had experienced a temporary malfunction, not something she saw as a disability but rather a brief disadvantage. As mentioned before, the act of energy giving and taking through the actions of those around her were a source of Jill’s dismay with…

The surgery of split-brain has led to different conclusions as to how many minds there are in one body. There is a total of five different hypotheses that are popular with the philosophers about the split-brain outcome, but I will only be mentioning three of them. One of the main hypotheses is that of Tim Bayne’s notion of one mind-one body in split-brain patients. Another is that of two minds-one body supported by Roland Puccetti and Roger Sperry. And last is that it is indeterminate as to…

imaginative side. Senior Erin Doran is the result of the harmonious mix of both. “I guess it’s sort of like a paradox- the way that I’m more of a logical thinker but I also do these creative things,” Erin said. The logical and analytical ‘left brain’ side of Erin is expressed in math. “[I like] math because it's very logical and there's usually only one or two answers, there's no discrepancies,” She said. Algebra, in particular, has that special appeal to Erin, who is currently taking AP…

While most believe the hemisphere imbalance theory, others believe it occurs because of an over-enlarged right brain (Stiles 880-881). Additionally, many scientists disagree over whether there is a cure for such an affliction (Stiles 886). Obviously, Dr. Jekyll believes there is cure and he develops his own version; however, it is difficult to distinguish who is…

As described in an earlier paragraph, some patients with Capgras syndrome have brain lesions or other evidence of brain deterioration. As a result of this brain fragmentation, those with Capgras syndrome have “mild to moderate cognitive impairment, particularly for tasks of memory” (Sautter & Briscoe & Farkas, 1991, p. 141). This loss of memory contributes to the four…

2005, epilepsy was described as a disorder of the brain in which individuals who experience seizures that cause abrupt and sometimes brief muscle jerks or long-lasting uncontrolled muscle spasms. Sometimes epilepsy can be treated with drugs and as Kara had been suffering from epilepsy since a young age, the operation was vital. The surgeon who operated on Kara, removed the corpus callosum, that is the fibrous strap which keeps the two parts of the brain in connection. “Whenever I am out, I would…

Male and female have shown multiple ways of being very different from each other. Not only physically different, but also mentally different as well. The brain in both of these species works at different rates and style. Female are considered faster and more organized when it comes too multitasking in real life situations. Males and females have very different ways of handling stress though. Both sexes deal with high levels with stress but perform with stress completely differently. Many people…

studying the brain, and shows that the information she is providing is backed up by facts by teaching us about the brain and its functions. One example of how Taylor uses the pathos appeal, is when she talks about her stroke. She goes into detail and explains that having a stroke was like becoming ” an infant in a woman’s body” and when she felt that her reality had shifted to…

Split Brain? By Amanda Larkin Psychophysiology January 10, 2015 California Baptist University In order to understand the concept of a Split Brian, we must know the functions of the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is located at the center of the brain, just beneath the cerebrum. The corpus callosum allows sensory and cognitive information to enter a passageway through the two separate hemispheres of the brain. The corpus callosum enables the right and left sides of the brain to…