The human brain includes two hemispheres connected by a bundle of nerves. The left hemisphere controls movement for the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere directs the left side. The ...

Have you ever heard people refer to themselves as “left-brained” or “right-brained?” It's a common belief that people with a left brain are more analytical and logical, while people who favor their ...

Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret language. In people, the ...

A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number line.

Photo: Esteban Villar-Rodríguez and César Ávila. The Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón, led by researcher César Ávila, recently published an ...

What does it mean to be left-handed? Well, first and foremost, it is a behavioral preference. Left-handers have the subjective feeling that they prefer to write or perform other complex fine motor ...

Kate E. Williams receives funding from the Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Queensland Government Department of Education, and Australian Government ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the impact of unilateral DBS on verbal fluency in Parkinson’s patients. Findings showed that electrode implants in the left hemisphere of ...