As Ayesha states this is a genuine phenomena and one of the strangest. I believe it was first discovered in patients who had their corpus callosum cut within the brain. The corpus callosum unites the left and right hemispheres.
It has broad ramifications for the theory of consciousness and neuroscience.
Since, when the bridge between the two hemispheres is cut, it seems like each hemisphere acts of it's own accord.
It seems to be an issue of inhibition. Usually the two hemispheres act in a unifed whole, but without this communication or bridge between the two hemispheres, the orchestra if you will can't play as a synchronised ensemble.
As Ayesha states this is a genuine phenomena and one of the strangest. I believe it was first discovered in patients who had their corpus callosum cut within the brain. The corpus callosum unites the left and right hemispheres.
It has broad ramifications for the theory of consciousness and neuroscience.
Since, when the bridge between the two hemispheres is cut, it seems like each hemisphere acts of it's own accord.
It seems to be an issue of inhibition. Usually the two hemispheres act in a unifed whole, but without this communication or bridge between the two hemispheres, the orchestra if you will can't play as a synchronised ensemble.