Sperry Split-Brain Research

• Aims of Sperry's study

  To investigate the difference between the function of split and normal brains
• Procedure

  A word or picture projected into the left or right visual field and patients will be asked about that stimuli

  
  

  Findings of visual tasks

  
  

  Left visual field: Participants cannot describe what's shown

  
  

  Right visual field: Participants can describe what's shown
• Findings

  • Left hemisphere = language
  • right hemisphere = spatial awareness.
• Weaknesses

  Small sample – Not generalizable.

  Lacks real-life application.
• Strengths

  laboratory experiments with standardized procedures (e.g., flashing images to one visual field at a time).