Psyc4130 1nd Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I None Outline of Current Lecture I The Emotional Brain a Morality b Generalities c Right Hemisphere d The Right Brain Sees Big Picture e Result of Right Hemi Damage Current Lecture Chapter 11 Emotion and The Brain The Emotional Brain Morality o Theory of moral reasoning o Humans are not rational beings that also have emotions Rather we are emotional beings that have the capacity to think Generalities o Right vs Left Hemisphere Lateralization of function divide the cerebral hemi into L and R two brains in cranium right and left not an equal division of labor between two hemi s the older you get Left hemi specializes in certain things and vice versa more for males Right hemi is more emotionally dominant in most people o Amygdala o PFC Right Hemisphere o The Give A Damn Side of the Brain Holistic sees big picture scene projects empathy sympathy concern out into enviro to affect other people o Damage indifference toward condition o Diminished capacity for emotion in general These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o However factual verbal knowledge is unscathed o Ted Talk Jill Bolte Taylor My stroke of insight Right thinks about right here right now Left about the past and future details categorizes associates it thinks in language The R Brain Sees the Big Picture o Mr V He clearly knew what his problem was but he failed to understand its implications He could verbally recognize his disability but he was unable to grasp its significance Result of Right Hemi Damage o Monotone Speech Emotional non verbal info o Difficulty deciphering others non verbals o Deficient understanding of metaphor simile and sarcasm
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