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Page 412
... brain interrupts learning by preventing transfer of information from one side to the other . 181 The func- tioning of such " split brains " has been studied in various animal species , including man ( see page 414 ) . In experiments ...
... brain interrupts learning by preventing transfer of information from one side to the other . 181 The func- tioning of such " split brains " has been studied in various animal species , including man ( see page 414 ) . In experiments ...
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... brain is evidently communicated to the other side . It is uncer- tain whether the information stored on the opposite side of the brain is as complete a record as that on the side on which it was originally presented . When an ...
... brain is evidently communicated to the other side . It is uncer- tain whether the information stored on the opposite side of the brain is as complete a record as that on the side on which it was originally presented . When an ...
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... brain , for instance , formed no brain cells.478 The explanation for this is probably that a chemical signal from the cytoplasm of the surrounding brain cells to the developing egg indicated that the given tissue was already present ...
... brain , for instance , formed no brain cells.478 The explanation for this is probably that a chemical signal from the cytoplasm of the surrounding brain cells to the developing egg indicated that the given tissue was already present ...
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