Chapter 10 Medical Aspects of Learning Disabilities
The Brain
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Cerebral Hemispheres Left hemisphere –Language Right hemisphere –Nonverbal stimuli Corpus collosum –Connection
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Recent Brain Research Postmortem studies –Autopsies Imaging Techniques –MRI, fMRI, PET Genetic studies –Family studies, twin studies
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The Neurotransmitter System Source: Adapted from The Dana Brain Science Guide: Resources for Secondary and Post-Secondary Teachers and Students, 1999, New York: The Charles A. Dana Foundation, p. 102.