lateralization

Noun

Meaning

localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

laterality lateralisation bureau dominion rule authority advantage command agency dominance domination assurance ascendancy localisation ascendency
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Hypernyms

localization localisation localisation of function localisation principle localization of function localization principle

Examples

Abnormal lateralization Much evidence from neuroimaging techniques has supported the theory that the right hemisphere of people who stutter interferes with left-hemisphere speech production. Source: Internet

Modern neuropsychology could be said to originate in the 1870s, when in France Paul Broca traced production of speech to the left frontal gyrus, thereby also demonstrating hemispheric lateralization of brain function. Source: Internet

Wang Qingren emphasized the importance of the brain as the center of the nervous system, linked mental disorder with brain diseases, investigated the causes of dreams and insomnia, and advanced a theory of hemispheric lateralization in brain function. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lateralism lateralist laterality lateralize lateralizing laterally