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Left Brain, Right Brain

Produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

• "Most succinctly and comprehensively pulls together many of the diverse attempts at studying hemispheric specialization." - Contemporary Psychology
• "... the enlightening commentary and compelling visuals compete for viewers attention. This film will intrigue high school and college physiology students and public library patrons." - Booklist

Dr. Norman Geschwind of the Harvard Medical School introduces this fascinating film on hemispheric brain research. In most people, the left hemisphere processes information with an analytic time-dependent sequential strategy, facilitating the ability to read. The right hemisphere processes information with a holistic strategy, independent of time and order, facilitating the recognition of spatial, melodic and facial patterns.

Pioneers like Dr. Doreen Kimura demonstrate a variety of tests which pinpoint the exact geography of brain functions. A surgeon anesthetizes one hemisphere to determine what skills remain with the other awake half. Another technique measures the blood-flow pattern with radioactive tracers that monitor verbal activity.

Nadia, a six-year-old mentally retarded child, draws intricate three-dimensional figures. As Nadia is taught to speak, her drawing ability diminishes, indicating a conflict between the two processing modes in certain types of learning disorders.

Southeastern Psychological Association, 1988
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, 1985

56 min. Video. Sale $295. Rental: 16 mm or video $80.

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