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WorksheetsSplit Brain Research Starter- Video joe
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
What surgical procedure did Joe undergo that resulted in him having "two brains"?
Lobotomy
Hemispherectomy
Commissurotomy
Craniotomy
According to the video, which brain scientist worked with Joe for over a decade to study his brain hemispheres?
Dr. Michael Gazzaniga
Dr. Oliver Sacks
Dr. Roger Sperry
Dr. V.S. Ramachandran
In the experiment where words were flashed to Joe's right hemisphere (left visual field), what was he able to do, even though he couldn't verbally report the words?
Write the words with his right hand
Draw what he saw with his left hand
Identify the words by touch with his right hand
Point to the words on a list
The video suggests that the ability to speak resides almost exclusively in which brain hemisphere?
Right hemisphere
Left hemisphere
Both hemispheres equally
The cerebellum
What role does the video suggest the left hemisphere plays, particularly when it comes to actions initiated by the right brain?
It acts as a motor control centre
It generates emotions.
It often concocts plausible explanations, acting as an "interpreter."
It controls artistic abilities.
In the experiment using Arcimboldo's paintings (faces made of objects), which hemisphere specialized in recognizing the images as faces
The left hemisphere
The right hemisphere
Both hemispheres equally
The brainstem
