What can we learn by studying the brain?
The human mind doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it’s causally linked to our physical brains. In this video, we’ll talk about how cognitive processes are implemented in the brain, and what the organization of the brain can tell us about topics like perception, language, and even consciousness!
0:00 – Intro
2:01 – Why study brains?
4:59 – “Geography” of the brain
8:25 – Contralateral organization
15:33 – Right ear advantage
20:01 – Split brain
30:29 – Conclusions
31:57 – Key concepts
Sources:
3D brain viewer: https://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain
Cleveland Clinic: Wada Test. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...
Jerger (2018). The remarkable history of right-ear advantage. https://hearingreview.com/inside-hear...
Kimura (1961). Cerebral dominance and the perception of verbal stimuli. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?do...
Gazzaniga (2005). Forty-five years of split-brain research and still going strong.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn1740