differences in function may be overstated

• P- one legacy of Sperry's work is a growing body of pop- psychological literature that overemphasis and oversimplifies the functional distinction between the left and right hemispheres
• E- although the 'verbal' and 'non-verbal' labels can, on occasion, be usefully applied to summarise the differences between the two hemispheres, modern neuroscientists would contend that the actual distinction is less clear-cut and much more messy than this
• L- in the normal brain the two hemispheres are in constant communication when performing everyday tasks, and many of the behaviours typically associated with one hemisphere can be effective performed by the other when the situation requires it