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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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As a general rule, each cerebral hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body; things on the left half of the body are controlled by the right side of the brain and vice-versa. Biology is complicated, of course, so as with most biology "rules" there are exceptions, such as the {{w|cranial nerves}}, but it's true for most motor functions, if not strictly correct in all cases.
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{{incomplete|Created by an AUTONOMOUS LEG and a CHICKEN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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It is thought that the right half of the brain controls the left arm and left leg, and vice versa for the left half of the brain, and competing theories such as [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1003.1872.pdf these] [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02972358 two] attempt to explain why this is the case. Similarly, many people incorrectly argue that different parts of the brain control logic and emotion, due to the importance of the [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393211000285?via%3Dihub left] brain for language processing. Randall spoofs these by suggesting that the right brain instead controls the upper torso. This would suggest that your left leg moves independently of your brain. To explain the areas of the body controlled by both halves of the brain, Randall declares those sections "disputed," echoing a note added on maps that must display a border which is part of a {{w|territorial dispute}}. This suggests that the halves of your brain fight for control of the region, and is also described similarly to two countries disputing territory. Alternatively, there would be cooperative shared control (= dual control).
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[[Randall]] spoofs this by saying that rather than controlling the left half of the body, the right brain controls the top. This Euler-diagram-like picture echoes maps that display a {{w|territorial dispute}}, suggesting that the halves of your brain fight for control of the region, or "{{w|dual control}}" like in an airplane, where the pilot and the copilot both can control the plane at any time. The reorganization also leaves a gap in the bottom left, implying that the left leg is not controlled by any part of the brain, and instead has a mind of its own.
 
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The title text proposes that the hands should be referred to not by their physical location, but by the hemisphere of the brain they're connected to. Of course, this is not only silly but inconsistent: if the hands were labelled by hemispheres of the brain, the same would presumably apply to the arms. Furthermore, there would be no reason to give left/right names to the hemispheres themselves, since their placement in the skull would be irrelevant.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Cueball is shown with the right half of his brain (on the viewer's left) colored in orange and the left half (on the viewer's right) in iris blue. An iris blue box is overlaid over the right half of the body (on the viewer's left), and an orange box is overlaid over the top half. The boxes are overlapping in a greenish color on the upper right quarter of the body (on the viewer's left).]
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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:[A stick figure with the right half of the figure's brain (on the viewer's left) colored orange and the left half (on the viewer's right) colored iris blue. An iris blue box is overlaid over the right half of the figure's body (on the viewer's left), and an orange box is overlaid over the top half. The upper left overlaps the two and is labeled 'DISPUTED/DUAL CONTROL'.]
 
:'''Neuroscience Fact:'''
 
:'''Neuroscience Fact:'''
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:[An arrow pointing to the iris blue rectangle on top with the text above:]
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:The LEFT half of the brain actually controls the RIGHT half of the body... [Arrow pointing to iris blue rectangle]
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:The ''left'' half of the brain actually controls the ''right'' half of the body...
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:...while the RIGHT half of the brain actually controls the TOP half of the body. [Arrow pointing to orange rectangle]
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:[An arrow pointing to the orange rectangle at the right, the text reads:]
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:[The bottom left leg area (viewer's right) is colorless and is labeled with an arrow.] This leg is fully autonomous
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:...while the ''right'' half of the brain actually controls the ''top'' half of the body.
 
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:[An arrow pointing to the overlapping area (the top left body from the viewers perspective) with the text below:]
 
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:Disputed/dual control
 
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:[An arrow pointing to Cueball's left leg area (on the viewer's right), not highlighted by any color, and the text is:]
 
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:This leg is fully autonomous
 
  
 
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