Hemispheric asymmetries: A brain in two minds

Authors
Walsh, V
Citation
V. Walsh, Hemispheric asymmetries: A brain in two minds, CURR BIOL, 10(12), 2000, pp. R460-R462
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R460 - R462
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20000615)10:12<R460:HAABIT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The two cerebral hemispheres are specialised for different cognitive functi ons, and which hemisphere's strategy is superior depends on the nature of t he task. A new study of split-brain patients has provided another unexpecte d insight: the two hemispheres use different strategies when performing a g uessing task. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.