Strength/Counterpoint

Hemispheric has high ___________ from an evolutionary point of view

Face validity

Hemispheric Lateralisation arguably has an __________ function assuming that the main advantage of it is that it increases _______________ to allow people to perform multiple tasks at once

Adaptive

Neural processing capacity

For example, Rogers et al (2004) found that in domestic chickens, brain laterialisation allows chickens to find food and…

Be vigilant for predators simultaneously

Using one hemisphere to complete one task leaves the other hemisphere…

Free to complete another

This provides evidence that brain lateralisation can improve…

Brain efficency

HOWEVER, research carried out on non-human animals should ____________________ so we cannot necessarily conclude the same is true of human brain function

Not be generalised to humans