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Module 13
UNIT 2 Brain Hemisphere Organization and the Biology of Consciousness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corpus Callosum | the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them. |
| Split Brain | a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them. |
| Consciousness | our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment. |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language). |
| Dual Processing | the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks. |
| Blindsight | a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it. |
| Parallel Processing | processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously; generally used to process well-learned information or to solve easy problems. |
| Sequential Processing | processing one aspect of a problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems. |