Previous studies showed imbalanced activity of the two
brain hemispheres in people who stutter compared to fluent speakers: A region in the left frontal brain is hypoactive, whereas the corresponding region in the right hemisphere is hyperactive.
The editor at Comma Press, Ra Page, did a physics and philosophy degree, and then an MA in English literature, so he has
a brain hemisphere in each area, and fuses -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Among the questions researchers are asking: Does the process of innovating activate neuronal circuits
in a particular part of the
brain, the way that language, say, primarily activates circuits
in parts of the
brain's left
hemisphere?
Yes, it's known that most higher
brain functions (such as perception, memory, and intelligence) are centered
in the cerebral cortex, that 0.1 - inch - thick infolding of neuron - rich gray matter overlaying both the right and the left
hemispheres that would cover some 1.5 square feet if it were laid out like a tablecloth.
Some of the specific
brain regions that sprang into action when Kurzweil was thinking outside the box: the dorsal anterior cingulate, which lies
in the frontal lobes deep inside the
brain, just above the band of fibers that connect the two
hemispheres; the back part of the parietal lobes; and the right cerebellum, a cauliflower - shaped structure that lies at the base of the
brain.
The scientists found that when individuals completed a word puzzle, right before a moment of insight, a cluster of cells located
in the superior temporal gyrus —
in the right
hemisphere of the
brain — show significant activity.
She «found greater neural connectivity from front to back and within one
hemisphere in males, suggesting their
brains are structured to facilitate connectivity between perception and coordinated action.
In other words, the
brain's left
hemisphere helps control the operation of the right hand, eye, leg and so on.
To complicate things further, young children who suffer
brain damage
in the left
hemisphere often develop language normally, with the right
hemisphere picking up the slack.
We have too often sought God logically
in the «left
brain» rather than expanding our use of the right
hemisphere of the
brain where intuitive, prayerful, loving, visual thinking occurs — where we pray, believe, love and develop a consciousness of the total mind - body - spirit relationship.
Through biofeedback we can see our
brain waves as we welcome new wholeness into our lives, bringing the two
hemispheres of the
brain together as religious mystics have taught us to do
in prayer.
But it is now clear that the right
hemisphere plays a significant role
in language processing as well, and that language comprehension and production involve many regions of the
brain.
Anencephaly is a condition
in which an infant is born with a fully or partially functioning
brain stem but without any cerebral
hemispheres (higher
brain).
Neuroscience research has established that the two
hemispheres in the
brain make different contributions to what we know and how we act, although complex activity requires the entire
brain.
In terms of what we know of damage in the brain's right hemisphere, this can be called «polishing» (Arnold J. Mandell, «Toward a Psychobiology of Transcendence: God in the Brain,» in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they ar
In terms of what we know of damage
in the brain's right hemisphere, this can be called «polishing» (Arnold J. Mandell, «Toward a Psychobiology of Transcendence: God in the Brain,» in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they ar
in the
brain's right hemisphere, this can be called «polishing» (Arnold J. Mandell, «Toward a Psychobiology of Transcendence: God in the Brain,» in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they
brain's right
hemisphere, this can be called «polishing» (Arnold J. Mandell, «Toward a Psychobiology of Transcendence: God
in the Brain,» in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they ar
in the
Brain,» in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they
Brain,»
in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they ar
in Psychobiology of Consciousness [Plenum, 1980], 417) Things are seen as better than they are.
So too empirical evidence about the
brain is more complex than the simple distinction about left and right processing (Sally P. Springer and Georg Deutsch, Left Brain, Right Brain [W. H. Freeman, 1981]-RRB- Take, as a prime example, the location of speech dominance in the left hemisp
brain is more complex than the simple distinction about left and right processing (Sally P. Springer and Georg Deutsch, Left
Brain, Right Brain [W. H. Freeman, 1981]-RRB- Take, as a prime example, the location of speech dominance in the left hemisp
Brain, Right
Brain [W. H. Freeman, 1981]-RRB- Take, as a prime example, the location of speech dominance in the left hemisp
Brain [W. H. Freeman, 1981]-RRB- Take, as a prime example, the location of speech dominance
in the left
hemisphere.
In contrast, the medieval mind - set exhibited patterns characteristic of damage in the brain's left hemisphere — specificall
In contrast, the medieval mind - set exhibited patterns characteristic of damage
in the brain's left hemisphere — specificall
in the
brain's left
hemisphere — specifically.
Schore points out that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, a
brain region
in the right
hemisphere, both has the most complex emotion and stress - regulating systems of any part
in the
brain and is also the center of Bowlby's attachment control system.
Music is an essential part of a child's mental growth and many movements
in this program help bridge the left and right
hemisphere of the
brain.
The changes are associated with less - organized communication between the
brain's
hemispheres and are comparable to the effects found
in previous animal studies.
The tDCS group also showed a higher indication of Event Related Desynchronisation, a well - established neurophysiological observation that when we move one of our hands or imagine the movement, the amplitude of certain EEG frequencies
in the opposite
hemisphere of the
brain decreases.
The left
hemisphere of our
brains seems to tune into the phonemes
in speech that combine to form words, and the right
hemisphere focuses on the rhythm and intonation of words, which can carry emotional information.
Rugani says animals and humans may instinctively count from the left because the right
hemisphere of the
brain — which processes the left field of vision — is dominant
in visual tasks.
A Role for the Right A counterintuitive but essential feature of Petkov's results, similar to the corresponding findings
in the human
brain, is that voice - selective activity was stronger
in the right
hemisphere.
While dogs and most humans use different
hemispheres of the
brain to process meaning and intonation — instead of the same
hemispheres, as was suggested — lead author Attila Andics says the more important finding still stands: Dogs»
brains process different aspects of human speech
in different
hemispheres.
However, we use optogenetics to systematically stimulate certain unaffected areas of the
brain so that they sprout connections into the damaged
hemisphere in order to assume its functions.»
When infants
in the Dartmouth study were shown a moving picture of a starfish, the left and right
hemispheres of their
brains lit up (dark red indicates high
brain activity; dark blue, low activity)-- but not as much as when researchers spoke to them, saying: «Hello, baby.
Such lateralization, corresponding to our right - and left - handedness, suggests specialization
in the
brain's
hemispheres, which is believed to improve its efficiency and which was first considered an exclusively human, then an exclusively vertebrate, attribute.
The
brain circuits used by such «super-readers», and which are situated
in the right
hemisphere, are organised differently and thus cochlear implants give poor results.
Future
brain - stimulation techniques could target this bilateral effect
in effort to promote communication between the
hemispheres and, hopefully, engender healthy cognition throughout the lifespan.
While the
brain hemispheres dogs use to process meaning and intonation don't match what's seen
in most humans, as was originally suggested, lead author Attila Andics says the more important finding still stands: Dogs»
brains process different aspects of human speech
in different
hemispheres.
Researchers found that dogs» left
hemispheres process meaningful words while right
hemispheres process tone, Laurel Hamers wrote
in «Dog
brains divide language tasks» (SN: 10/1/16, p. 11).
Many people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress - related disorders show increased activity
in the right
hemisphere of the
brain — and
in emotional, nonverbal processing — and decreased activity
in the left, according to neuroimaging studies.
According to a study conducted by researchers from CNRS and Inserm at the Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (CNRS / Inserm / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), amusics exhibit altered processing of musical information
in two regions of the
brain: the auditory cortex and the frontal cortex, particularly
in the right cerebral
hemisphere.
Other research has found that the corpus callosum — the strip of tissue that connects the left and right
hemisphere of the
brain — is also larger
in musicians.
In particular, the dichotic listening tasks track the efficiency communication between the
brain's two
hemispheres.
The scientists observed that, when hearing and memorizing notes, amusics exhibited altered sound processing
in two regions of the
brain: the auditory cortex and the frontal cortex, essentially
in the right
hemisphere.
In birds each eye projects virtually entirely to the opposite hemisphere, whereas in humans the left side of the visual world relative to the point where the eyes are fixating projects to the right side of the eye and then to the same side of the brain, and vice vers
In birds each eye projects virtually entirely to the opposite
hemisphere, whereas
in humans the left side of the visual world relative to the point where the eyes are fixating projects to the right side of the eye and then to the same side of the brain, and vice vers
in humans the left side of the visual world relative to the point where the eyes are fixating projects to the right side of the eye and then to the same side of the
brain, and vice versa.
The team also found that musicians»
brains seemed to fire more symmetrically when they listened to music — the activity
in the left and right
hemispheres was a much closer match than that of the non-musicians.
A number of smallish studies have seen differences
in the
brains of habitual weed smokers, including altered connectivity between the
hemispheres, inefficient cognitive processing
in adolescent users, and a smaller amygdala and hippocampus — structures involved
in emotional regulation and memory, respectively.
Part of the corpus callosum connecting the two
brain hemispheres was indeed larger
in musicians.
The
brain's right
hemisphere is more involved
in abstract thought and social interactions than the left
hemisphere.
In «Origins of the Left and Right Brain,» Peter F. MacNeilage, Lesley J. Rogers and Giorgio Vallortigara mention Rogers's experiments involving keeping a hen's eggs in darkness so the right eye is not stimulated and consequently the left hemisphere does not develop normall
In «Origins of the Left and Right
Brain,» Peter F. MacNeilage, Lesley J. Rogers and Giorgio Vallortigara mention Rogers's experiments involving keeping a hen's eggs
in darkness so the right eye is not stimulated and consequently the left hemisphere does not develop normall
in darkness so the right eye is not stimulated and consequently the left
hemisphere does not develop normally.
The birds» right eye is connected to the left side of their
brain; apparently, says Hunt, their left
hemisphere is better at controlling complex sequential tasks, just as it is
in humans.
The
hemispheres of the
brain normally operate
in concert, but there are subtle differences
in their tasks.
The neuron - packed
brain region — it's tucked underneath the cerebral
hemispheres and plays a role
in motor control and cognitive functions, such as attention and language — seemed to stop aging at the 80 - year benchmark, which meant it remained fully functional but somehow impervious to deterioration of time for decades.
Crews concluded that maintaining a balanced
brain,
in which both
hemispheres are working at similar intensities, is ideal.
MRI scans of healthy siblings of the stroke patients showed activity
in language centers
in the left
hemisphere of the
brain when the participants heard speech.
Only 10 % to 15 % of humans are left - handed, compared with one - third of Yerkes chimps and even more of those
in the wild — which suggests that there is very little specialization between the two
hemispheres of the
brain in chimps compared with humans.
It emerged as an infectious threat
in the Western
hemisphere in Brazil
in 2015 where it made news for creating a spate of birth defects, including the devastating
brain anomaly microcephaly.