New Optical Device Reveals Brain Hemisphere Speech Limits
Researchers using a new optical device show the right brain hemisphere has vocabulary and syntax far below left, even in split-brain patients. Caltech scientists say the two hemispheres act as largely independent brains linked by the corpus callosum.
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Heloise hints and letters fuel homemaker column flavor
Columns share tips from readers including John about olives and removing scum by opening the bottle top. Letters from Marcella Jones and Margaret Tansek praise practical ideas like foil-wrapped leftovers and freezer cupcakes. A science blurb explains split brain research with a Caltech optical device and vision tests.
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