Split Brain Phenomenon

In the reading we examined and debunked the myth of some people being left- brained and others being right- brained. They explain that the laterality of function means that one or the other hemisphere of the brain can perform or process certain mental tasks better than the other side. This is only true to those who have undergone a “ split brain” operation. The split brain phenomenon refers to a surgical processor that involves surgeons cut the corpus callosum that connects the left and right hemisphere. This surgery is done for patients who suffer severe epilepsy. These split brain patients reveal that the information it processed and coordinated actions by each side of the body could not be unified.They found that the left hemisphere quickly processes literal interpretations, such as speech, grammar, and word generation. While the right hemisphere helps quickly processes nonlinguistic functions, such as intonation, general sense of space, and
Books that suggested ways to improve certain sides of the brain had more to do with social values and commercial interest rather than science. Those who bought into this myth seeked to find a mystical and intuitive rationale for world views and day to day problem solving.
If a family member who read the book ‘Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain’ (Edwards, 1980) and was convinced this phenomenon was true I’d simply explain to them that both sides of the brain are conscious while performing any tasks. For example when giving a speech in front of a large audience, your left hemisphere would concentrate on your word choice. While your right hemisphere would concentrate on the intonation and volume for your voice. It is impossible to perform a single task only using one hemisphere of the brain at a time, unless you are split