The paper reviews research on cerebral hemispheric functioning and considers the implications for instruction of the deaf. The nature of right and left hemisphere function and communication is addressed, as are findings on cerebral asymmetry for aspects of language processing. Studies on hemispheric specialization of hearing impaired persons…

The human brain is lateralized, different functions being housed in each hemisphere. Several assumptions which are mistakenly considered fact by researchers include: (1) the left hemisphere is for rational functions, while the right is for intuitive functions; (2) the hemispheres do not interact as well with each other as they should; (3) the use…

Evidence that hemispheric asymmetry is present at birth comes from several sources: physical structure of the brain, hand preference, and responses to visual and auditory stimuli. In infancy, a hemisphere is activated only when exposed to an appropriate stimulus. Different stimuli seem to activate one hemisphere only, or at least one hemisphere…

Studies of selective attention using evoked-potential techniques in humans are reviewed and evaluated. These studies disclose so-called processing negativity, an endogenous negative brain potential elicited by the delivery of stimuli which elicit attention. (Author/MP)

Research on the relationship of cognitive processes and hemispheric specialization is reviewed. Considered are findings concerning dichotic listening, tachistoscopic image presentation, electroencephalographic responses, conjugate lateral eye movement, and creativity. (CL)

Evidence gathered from commissurotomy (split-brain) patients and right-hemisphere/left-hemisphere studies on normal intact humans is reviewed and evaluated. Concludes that right-left hemisphere differences reported in normal subjects are small and that there is no scientific basis for any reorganization of curricular, teaching, or testing…

Reviewed are historical developments regarding the concepts of cerebral localization, and analyzed are implications of current research on the role of the cerebral hemispheres in reading disorders. (CL)

Behavioral approaches have never provided insight into the underlying cognitive processing differences which might help educators understand problem learners. Individuals do not receive information from the environment in the same fashion. There are significant processing and organizational differences between females and males, with learning…

The author describes activities of a weekly enrichment class providing right-brain tasks to gifted elementary students. Activities, which centered on artistic creativity, were taken from "Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain" by B. Edwards. (CL)

A follow-up study of handedness in 34 autistic persons (mean age 8 years) supported the idea that there are many factors other than brain damage, hemispheric functioning, age, and follow-up interval that contribute to hand lateralization. (CL)

Research on hemispheric and modality preference and implications for children with specific learning disabilities is reviewed. A chart lists information concerning performance of left and right hemisphere for modes of information processing. General and specific skill enhancement strategies for reading and general development are suggested. (CL)

The educational implications of recent brain research suggest that schools should emphasize activities that balance right and left hemisphere functions in order to encourage students' creativity. Some techniques currently in favor for achieving balance are synectics, multisensory and experiential learning, creative thinking methods, and the…

Twenty words were tachistoscopically presented to the left and right visual half fields of 80 boys (ages 8-10) to determine if incomplete hemispheric laterality is associated with all levels of reading deficiency or only with the more severe cases. (Author/CL)

Two experiments were conducted to determine a possible relationship between the right hemisphere, music perception, and mental imagery. The first experiment compared two groups of college students, one of which showed a preference for left hemisphere thinking (n=22) and the other a preference for right hemisphere thinking (n=20), in order to test…

The proceedings of the 1980 conference focus on educational implications for mentally retarded children of hemispheric specialization research. Preliminary addresses consider such topics as learning problems of the mentally retarded persons, current educational and training approaches, using hemispheric specialization in the classroom, and an…