Brain Asymmetry: Functional and Structural Differences Between Hemispheres

GMS BN 794

Hemispheres Prereq: consent of instructor. The distinctive roles of the left and right hemispheres are reviewed; first by examining alterations in language and nonverbal behavior under conditions of brain damage; and second, by examining techniques used to investigate functional asymmetry in the normally intact brain. 2 cr, 2nd sem.