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Neurology

C. How does Network Theory of the brain affect the way you currently assess and remediate right hemisphere dysfunction in adults or non-verbal learning disability?

Network Theory
According to Mesulam (1985), network theory suggests that “complex behaviors are sub served not by isolated centers but by sets of distributed regions that form integrated functional systems”. The two hemispheres are not separate as they are connected by the corpus callosum. It functions like a telephone exchange (Levy 1985), allowing a two way flow of communication between the hemispheres. The corpus callosum is the site of integration when the two hemispheres are required to...

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