Accession Number:

ADA172598

Title:

An Evaluative Review of Hemispheric Learning Potential

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Jul 1984-30 Jun 1985

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY COLL OF SWANSEA (UNITED KINGDOM) DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Davidoff, Jules
• Marshall, John C.
• Beaumont, J. G.
• Beaton, Alan

Report Date:

1985-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

This report reviews evidence from several sources that conclusively shows the two hemispheres of the human brain have different functional organizations for cognition. The notion of hemisphericity--that there is a way of thinking that relies on one half-brain--is critically considered. Despite the reasonability of the assumption, there is, as yet, no good evidence to show that any procedure based on hemisphericity principles enhances learning potential. Keywords Individual differences, Neuropsychology, Psychomotor function.

Descriptors:

• *CEREBRAL CORTEX
• *COGNITION
• *LEARNING
• BRAIN
• HEMISPHERES
• HUMANS
• NEUROLOGY
• ORGANIZATIONS
• PSYCHOMOTOR FUNCTION
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Anatomy and Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE