In addition to neuropsychology, Sperry was also a..?
Cognitive neuroscientist
Botanist
Paleontologist
Meteorologist
Answer
Roger Sperry was a neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is best known for his work with split-brain patients, and his theory of cerebral lateralization. Sperry's research on split-brain patients showed that the two hemispheres of the brain have different functions, and that the right hemisphere is dominant for spatial processing and nonverbal reasoning, while the left hemisphere is dominant for language and verbal reasoning.
Neuropsychology Extraordinaire: Unraveling the Genius of Roger Wolcott Sperry
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