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Brief description of the Split Brain Theory by Roger Sperry, a Nobel Prize awardee.
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Futalan, Ma. Tezza Keizel S. 29 July 201504-05:00 (MWF)The Split Brain TheorySplit-bain !u"ey, # $#pu! $all#!$#t#%y, i! a &a!ti$ 'ay #( alle)iatin" epilepti$ !eizue!, t*e #$$uen$e #( !p#a&i$ ele$ti$al !t#%! in t*e bain. T*e p#$e&ue in)#l)e! !e)ein" t*e $#pu! $all#!u%, t*e %ain b#n& bet'een t*e bain+! le(t an& i"*t *e%i!p*ee!. ,(te a !plit-bain !u"ey t*e t'# *e%i!p*ee! n#t e-$*an"e in(#%ati#n a! e((i$iently a! be(#e. T*i! i%pai%ent $an e!ult in !plit-bain !yn%e, a $#n&iti#n '*ee t*e !epaati#n #( t*e *e%i!p*ee! a((e$t! be*a)i# an& a"en$y.Mi$*ael .azzani"a an& /#"e W. Spey, t*e (i!t t# !tu&y !plit bain! in *u%an!, (#un& t*at !e)eal patient! '*# *a& un&e"#ne a $#%plete $all#!$#t#%y !u((ee& (#% !plit-bain !yn%e. 0n patient! 'it* !plit-bain !yn%e t*e i"*t *e%i!p*ee, '*i$* $#nt#l! t*e le(t *an& an& (##t, a$t! in&epen&ently #( t*e le(t *e%i!p*ee an& t*e pe!#n+! ability t# %a1e ati#nal&e$i!i#n!. T*i! $an "i)e i!e t# a 1in& #( !plit pe!#nality, in '*i$* t*e le(t *e%i!p*ee "i)e #&e! t*at e(le$t t*e pe!#n+! ati#nal "#al!, '*eea! t*e i"*t *e%i!p*ee i!!ue! $#n(li$tin" &e%an&! t*at e)eal *i&&en &e!ie!..azzani"a an& Spey2! !plit-bain e!ea$* i! n#' le"en&ay. 3ne #( t*ei $*il& pati$ipant!, 4aul S, *a& a (ully (un$ti#nal lan"ua"e $ente in b#t* *e%i!p*ee!. T*i! all#'e& t*e e!ea$*e! t# 5ue!ti#n ea$* !i&e #( t*e bain. W*en t*ey a!1e& t*e i"*t !i&e '*at t*ei patient 'ante& t# be '*en *e "e' up, *e eplie& 6an aut#%#bile a$e.6 W*en t*ey p#!e& t*e !a%e 5ue!ti#n t# t*e le(t, *#'e)e, *e e!p#n&e& 6a &a(t!%an.6 ,n#t*e patient pulle& 'n *i! pant! 'it* t*e le(t *an& an& ba$1 up 'it* t*e i"*t in a $#ntinuin" !tu""le. 3n a &i((eent #$$a!i#n, t*i! !a%e patient2! le(t *an& %a&e an atte%pt t# !ti1e t*e un!u!pe$tin" 'i(e a! t*e i"*t *an& "abbe& t*e )illain#u! li%p t# !t#p it.Split pe!#nality i! a ae $#n!e5uen$e #( a !plit bain. 0n !#%e $a!e!, i%paie& inte*e%i!p*ei$ $#%%uni$ati#n lea)e! pe!#nality inta$t but !till all#'! pe#ple t# u!e t*e t'# *e%i!p*ee! t# $#%plete in&epen&ent intelle$tual ta!1!. ,n M/0 !$an #( t*e !a)ant, Ki% 4ee1, e)eale& an ab!en$e #( t*e $#pu! $all#!u%, t*e antei# $#%%i!!ue an& t*e *ipp#$a%pal $#%%i!!ue, t*e t*ee $able! (# in(#%ati#n tan!(e bet'een *e%i!p*ee!. ,! a $#n!e5uen$e #( t*i! $#%plete !plit, 4ee1, '*# !a&ly &ie& la!t yea, 'a! able t# !i%ultane#u!ly ea& b#t* pa"e! #( an #pen b##1an& etain t*e in(#%ati#n. 7e appaently *a& &e)el#pe& lan"ua"e aea! in b#t* *e%i!p*ee!. 4ee1 'a! a li)in" en$y$l#pe&ia. 7e !pent e)ey &ay 'it* *i! &a& in t*e libay ab!#bin" in(#%ati#n. ,%#n" *i! %#!t i%pe!!i)e (eat! 'a! *i! ability t# p#)i&e ta)elin" &ie$ti#n! bet'een any t'# $itie! in t*e '#l&.