Split-Brain Interpreter (LH)

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An interesting study authored by Goel (2015) scrutinized the multitude of literature from split-brain patients and concluded the hemispheric dissimilarity in the efficient organization of prefrontal cortex (PFC) has not been established and investigated thoroughly. Research primarily restricted the role of the right hemisphere (RH) to little more than the visual organization. The literature with split-brain individuals offers substantial evidence for a left hemisphere (LH) “interpreter” that hates ambiguity and automatically extrapolates to complete configurations (real or imaginary). It has been submitted that this “interpreter” function may be a result of the linguistic capabilities of the LH. Review of recent literature

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