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2007 Team 4

THE EFFECT OF INTERHEMISPHERIC COMMUNICATION ON MEMORY: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE

Sarah Ahmed, James Karivalis, Komal Kothari, Kevin Lee, Lisa Ma, Cameron Rogers, Sonali Sanyal, Manvir Singh, Kevin Tien, Steven Tufaro, Jennifer Wu, Julie Xie

Advisor: Dr. Patrick Dolan
Assistant: Jennifer Sissman

ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to test whether or not interhemispheric interaction improves memory retrieval. To do so, we divided our subjects amongst four groups, with one as the control and the others engaging in rapid left-right eye movement, bimanual activity, or binaural stimulation. The control group simply stared at one spot while the others shifted their eyes back and forth, alternated clenching their fists, or listened to tones that switched between ears. Each of the groups was presented with a series of tests that assessed their episodic, semantic, and false memories. After analyzing the collected data, we concluded that interhemispheric interaction did not significantly improve either semantic or false memory and binaural treatment was in fact detrimental to episodic memory.
 
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