A Level Psychology Paper 2 Key Studies

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A Level Psychology Paper 2 Key Studies Darwin Explains evolution and the role of natural selection Broca Discovered the part of the brain responsible for the production of speech Wernicke Discovered ... the part of the brain responsible for the understanding of speech Sperry Tested hemispheric lateralization by presenting stimuli to only one hemisphere of split brain patients Turk Found a split-brain patient who was able to learn to produce speech from his right hemisphere Maguire Found that experience as a taxi driver in London was directly correlated with the size of a person's anterior hippocampus, suggesting that the brain is plastic and can adapt due to training Kuhn Participants who were made to play Super Mario for 30 mins per day showed higher density of grey matter in key brain areas involved in spatial navigation, strategic planning, working memory and motor performance Tajiri Rats given stem cell therapy showed significantly more functional recovery after a brain lesion, compared to a control group Siffre Spent months living in caves and found that his body clock was roughly consistent, usually to approximately 25 hours Morgan Implanted the SCN of hamsters with a 20-hour circadian rhythm into newborn hamsters. The newborns had a 20-hour daily cycle Dement & Kleitman Found that participants woken during REM sleep had an 89% chance of remembering their dream, compared to onl [Show More]

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