The split brain studies provide fascinating insight into how capabilities are distributed across hemispheres and show that each single hemisphere can provide a complete "mind" https://t.co/dsbECgxWm0
The split brain: a tale of two halves.
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The group displays a strong interest in the insights about how the brain's hemispheres operate independently, with posts describing how patients 'function like having two brains' or noting the 'fascinating insight' of split-brain experiments. The tone varies from enthusiastic admiration to curiosity, illustrating recognition of the article's significance in understanding cognition and behavior.
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- The text explains the concept of split brain, a condition where the two halves of the brain (hemispheres) are separated, often through surgery, to treat severe epilepsy.
- It discusses how this separation affects cognition and behavior, showing that each hemisphere can operate somewhat independently, with different abilities and functions.
- The article highlights interesting experiments and findings that reveal the specialized roles of each hemisphere and how they communicate when the brain is divided.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@boelger @kelkalot Yes, it might be that one van devid one neural network and one self into multiple functioning neural networks and multiple selves. This seems to have happened for several patients after split-brain surgeries: https://t.co/u286D6Z8SD
昨天才知道split brain现象,超奇妙! 不严谨地简单总结,就是如果把左右大脑半球的连接切断,病人虽然不会精神分裂,但一些测试证明两个半脑各有自己的意识,尤其体现在右半脑能感知能读字,但完全无法言语表达...只能用左肢表达... The split brain: A tale of two halves https://t.co/hk9a2NeKud https://t.co/63aAd7tdsb
@gorgongoza É daí q vem aqueles papos de um lado criativo e um analítico, embora seja uma conclusão sensacionalista e simplista. https://t.co/PQQ4GzAcPQ
I just posted "The split brain: A tale of two halves | Experiments with split-brain patients have helped to illuminate the lateralized nature of #brain function | Nature [Mar 2012]" on Reddit https://t.co/GmHSewBVqn
It’s like having two brains. Learn more: - https://t.co/xz7tbXZexX - https://t.co/h1MGWdnUEC #neuroscience #Research #SplitBrain #Anatomy #Medicine #physiology https://t.co/wvPD8JaNMv
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The split brain: A tale of two halves (2012) https://www.nature.com/articles/483260a
昨天才知道split brain现象,超奇妙! 不严谨地简单总结,就是如果把左右大脑半球的连接切断,病人虽然不会精神分裂,但一些测试证明两个半脑各有自己的意识,尤其体现在右半脑能感知能读字,但完全无法言语表达...只能用左肢表达... The split brain: A tale of two halves https://t.co/hk9a2NeKud https://t.co/63aAd7tdsb
I just posted "The split brain: A tale of two halves | Experiments with split-brain patients have helped to illuminate the lateralized nature of #brain function | Nature [Mar 2012]" on Reddit https://t.co/GmHSewBVqn
@gorgongoza É daí q vem aqueles papos de um lado criativo e um analítico, embora seja uma conclusão sensacionalista e simplista. https://t.co/PQQ4GzAcPQ
The split brain studies provide fascinating insight into how capabilities are distributed across hemispheres and show that each single hemisphere can provide a complete "mind" https://t.co/dsbECgxWm0
@obiewunn @DoctorKarl More detail on the area of study https://t.co/IYsVztxJju https://t.co/64DCP4D7wm
En pacientes con epilepsia severa la callostomía/división de hemisferios era la solución,resultando en cerebros que funcionan independientes. “A pesar de saber lo que quería agarrar en el supermercado mi mano no lograba ponerlo en mi carro” https://t.co/BaKPrFfyHh #neurociencia https://t.co/69Jsnlvn5f
It’s like having two brains. Learn more: - https://t.co/xz7tbXZexX - https://t.co/h1MGWdnUEC #neuroscience #Research #SplitBrain #Anatomy #Medicine #physiology https://t.co/wvPD8JaNMv
An interesting article on how the patient who had undergone corpus callosotomy behaviour, it's a surgery to cut the corpus callosum, the part in which connected the two brain hemispheres. As a result those two hemispheres can't exchange information. https://t.co/mSnnYRToPT
@boelger @kelkalot Yes, it might be that one van devid one neural network and one self into multiple functioning neural networks and multiple selves. This seems to have happened for several patients after split-brain surgeries: https://t.co/u286D6Z8SD
does the CC serve more than, as an #aisle? is it more than a boundary? https://t.co/OKHXwyq0F4
Very nice article: "The split brain: A tale of two halves" bit.ly/xNUmmA
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