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K_2_14 — Brain Lateralization and Consciousness: The Divided Brain
Hemispheric lateralization — the functional specialization of the two cerebral hemispheres — is one of the most robust findings in neuroscience and has profound implications for understanding consciousness. The left hemi
K_2_20 — Savant Syndrome — Neuroscience of Extraordinary Ability
Savant syndrome — the coexistence of extraordinary ability in a specific domain with significant cognitive disability or neurodevelopmental condition — was first described medically by J. Langdon Down (the physician who
K_2_01 — Split-Brain Research and Divided Consciousness
Split-brain research — the study of patients whose corpus callosum has been surgically severed to treat intractable epilepsy — stands as one of neuroscience's most philosophically consequential experimental programs. Rog
ZG_5_08 — Neurolinguistics: Broca, Wernicke, Imaging, and the Language Brain
Neurolinguistics — the study of the neural basis of language — investigates how the brain represents, processes, produces, and comprehends language, drawing on evidence from brain lesions (aphasia studies), electrophysio
ZG_3_21 — Tone Languages & Cognition
Tone languages — languages in which the pitch pattern of a syllable determines or changes its lexical meaning — are spoken by more than half of the world's population, though they are frequently overlooked in linguistic
T_2_08 — Neuropsychology and Brain Damage
Neuropsychology studies the relationship between brain structure/function and behavior — using patterns of cognitive impairment following brain damage to infer how the intact brain organizes mental processes.
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