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Bower, Bruce – Science News, 1987
Reviews cases which support the view that parts of the left hemisphere control languages, no matter how it is expressed, while right-side regions are involved only in skilled nonlinguistic movements and perceptions. Compares recent findings with previously held theories. (ML)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Language Handicaps, Language Processing
Hofland, John – 1985
Intended for teachers of theatrical design who need to describe a design process for their students, this paper begins by giving a brief overview of recent research that has described the different functions of the right and left cerebral hemispheres. It then notes that although the left hemisphere tends to dominate the right hemisphere, it is the…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Design Crafts
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Williams, M. F.; Jacobson, W. H. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article describes the neurolinguistic programing model and applies it to teaching orientation and mobility skills to congenitally blind students, who have access to only the auditory and kinesthetic primary systems. Understanding the effects on thought of limited representational systems can help trainers teach more effective cane or dog guide…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Processes, Congenital Impairments, Linguistics
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Lamendella, John T. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Reexamines the question of why pattern practice fails by hypothesizing about the information processing activities that they entail. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Instruction