As, most of us are familiar with it, our brains have two
hemispheres. The right hemisphere and left hemisphere. While each of these
hemispheres do have certain traits that make them better at certain tasks, they
work together to perform many different tasks.
The left cerebral hemisphere and the right cerebral hemisphere are connected by the corpus collosum. This allows them to communicate with each other and perform tasks together. This is normally a very smooth process; however, in certain circumstances such as injury or defects, the communication between the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere is not so smooth process.
One of the reasons for this is possible injury. Sometimes head trauma can severe the connection between the left hemisphere and the right hemispheres in. This can make certain tasks more difficult for the victim. Another factor that can be affected by this severed communication is vision. The loss or limit of communication may not necessarily make the victim unable to see, but, it may make certain tasks such as reading and other tasks that involve interpreting something. If one side of someone’s brain is harmed in that same incident that caused the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere to separate, it can also make some tasks only possible if it involves one field of vision. For example, if someone is given the task of naming something, they may be able to see it and know it is there, but they may not be able to interpret and say what it is that they see. This is something that is uncommon, but still does happen. Wearing a helmet can prevent such injury.
The left cerebral hemisphere and the right cerebral hemisphere are connected by the corpus collosum. This allows them to communicate with each other and perform tasks together. This is normally a very smooth process; however, in certain circumstances such as injury or defects, the communication between the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere is not so smooth process.
One of the reasons for this is possible injury. Sometimes head trauma can severe the connection between the left hemisphere and the right hemispheres in. This can make certain tasks more difficult for the victim. Another factor that can be affected by this severed communication is vision. The loss or limit of communication may not necessarily make the victim unable to see, but, it may make certain tasks such as reading and other tasks that involve interpreting something. If one side of someone’s brain is harmed in that same incident that caused the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere to separate, it can also make some tasks only possible if it involves one field of vision. For example, if someone is given the task of naming something, they may be able to see it and know it is there, but they may not be able to interpret and say what it is that they see. This is something that is uncommon, but still does happen. Wearing a helmet can prevent such injury.
Brain lateralization is an interesting thing. It is astounding to learn that even though each half of the brain is responsible for certain actions, they still need each other to properly function and provide neural impulses to the rest of the body. Severing the Corpus Callosum demonstrates how each half works and sheds light on the importance of them functioning together.
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