Medicine Games: Split Brain Experiment

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Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Nobel Foundation

Collection:

Nobelprize.org

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

Play a game and find out about a Nobel Prize awarded discovery or work! The brain is made up of two halves, the hemispheres. These hemispheres are united to one another through a system consisting of millions of nerve fibers. Therefore, each hemisphere is continually informed about what is happening in the other. What happens if the connection is broken?

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Games, Readings, Simulations

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Other, Text/HTML

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