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[Smiffy]

Hello

I am new to this site and am currently studying an undergraduate degree in psychology in England.

I was wondering if anybody can tell me about experiments that have taken place on the subject of hemispheric farmland?

I need to find experiments that concentrate on the right hemisphere controlling spatial and the left hemisphere concentrating on language.

The experiment we have done is using either your left or right hand to tap on a pc keyboard and then the conditions were whether you had to answer question while you were taping.

But I am finding it difficult to find experiments like these that I can use to support my findings.

If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be really grateful.

Thank you

Smiffy
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[Helix]

Hello Smiffy,

could you be more precise? What is your hypothesis and what's the theoretical background? Do you think that tapping with your right hand - in contrast to tapping with the left one - interferes with ongoing processes in language-controlling circuits in the left hemisphere? In general, for experiments concerning hemispheric specialization you could look for the work of Sperry and Gazanigga with split-brain patients or for exp using the WADA test.

Bye,
Helix

[danyounghan]

To concur with Helix, Sperry and Gazanigga are indeed big names in the field. Also, the hidden gems are the ISDP (International Society of Developmental Psychobiology) group. To give you a fresh perspective on hemispheric specialization, look for handedness studies in neonate developmental stages and bilateral transfer and manipulation of objects. George Michel of ISDP has interesting data published, and give a fresh perspecitve on monistic neurosciences from a developmental approach as opposed to strict localization. This may help in the lit review portion of your study.

And, of course, the easiest way to gather abstracts is through Pubmed. Look it up online. Good luck!
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