Key Area 2
(b) The cerebral hemispheres
This very short section looks at how information is transferred between hemispheres through a structure called the corpus callosum.
Something to Read...
Open the document below and read the mandatory course notes provided by SQA for this Key Area. You may wish to use your home learning time to copy these notes into a jotter or choose a digital presentation format that suits your learning style.
Something to Watch...
The video to the right shows a patient with "Split-Brain". With damage to his corpus callosum, Joe is unable to transfer information between hemispheres.
Does we have left brain (logical) and right brain (creative)? This is a myth. This is an important video to watch if you have genuine interest in neurobiology to dispel this myth.
Something to look at...
Use the following images to make sense of the SQA course notes.
Transfer of information between hemispheres
Information from one side of the body is processed in the opposite side of the cerebrum. The left cerebral hemisphere deals with information from the right visual field and controls the right side of the body and vice versa.
The Corpus Callosum
Transfer of information between the cerebral hemispheres occurs through the corpus callosum.
You are now ready for your in-class lesson on transfer of information between hemispheres.
You are now ready to move onto Key Area 3: Memory.
