Evidence for brain lateralization

• Split-brain individuals
  • Corpus callosum surgically severed
    • Usually for sever epilepsy
  • Two hemispheres cannot communicate with each other
    • Act independently
  • Scientific American Frontiers: “Pieces of Mind”
• Aphasia can be split into Broca’s aphasia and Wernicke’s aphasia

references

• Swearing and Taboo Language - LING 269