An individual with intractable epilepsy has had her corpus ...

[lb_gilbert]

An individual with intractable epilepsy has had her corpus callosum severed in an attempt to reduce her seizures. The patient has been asked to draw a three-dimensional form with her left hand. The patient is successful. However, when asked to draw the same object with the right hand, the patient was not able to perform the task successfully. Why not?
 
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Question 2

What are the major functions of the hypothalamus?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[tennis14576]

Answer to Question 1

Visuospatial processing occurs in the right hemisphere and motor control is contralateral, so the patient is able to accurately draw a cube with the contralateral (left) hand but not the ipsilateral hand.

Answer to Question 2

The hypothalamus is involved in regulating the endocrine system; the activities of the autonomic nervous system; survival behavior (e.g., fighting, feeding, fleeing, and mating); consciousness; and emotions, pleasure, pain, and stress reactions.