HEMISPHERE DECONNECTION AND UNITY IN CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
HEMISPHERE DECONNECTION AND UNITY IN CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
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DOI:
10.1037/h0026839
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
影响因子:
16.4
通讯作者:
SPERRY, RW
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作者:
SPERRY, RW
Describes experiences with advanced epileptics in whom an extensive midline section of the cerebral commissures had been carried out in an effort to contain severe epileptic convulsions not controlled by medication. The most remarkable result of this operation was the apparent lack of effect on ordinary behavior. However, among the most significant symptoms, collectively termed as the syndrome of hemisphere deconnection, was an apparent doubling in most realms of conscious awareness. Each hemisphere seemed to have its own separate and private sensations, perceptions, concepts, and impulses to act, with related volitional, cognitive, and learning experiences. Appartus for studying the lateralization of visual, tactual, lingual, and associated functions in the separated hemispheres is described. Observations led to the opinion that the minor hemisphere constitutes a 2nd conscious entity that is characteristically human and runs along in parallel with the more dominant stream of consciousness in the major hemisphere.(20 ref.)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)