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lateralization
[lat-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun
functional specialization of the brain, with some skills, as language, occurring primarily in the left hemisphere and others, as the perception of visual and spatial relationships, occurring primarily in the right hemisphere.
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of lateralization1
Example Sentences
Theyāve also employed ālateralizationā therapies to reinforce the distinctions between the left and the right that Smallās brain must relearn.
But of course, if we want to look at turning lateralization across different species, we all need to agree on the direction of a turn.
A new study suggests that antsālike humans, songbirds, and zebrafishāalso store different memories in different sides of their tiny brains, in a process called lateralization.
"Our study measured speed of learning among gray squirrels and, in line with these previous mammal studies, suggests that strong lateralization is linked to poor cognitive performance," Leaver added.
In fact even the earliest scholars who explored the brain lateralization in relation to creativity emphasized the importance of both hemispheres.
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When To Use
Lateralization describes the concept that some brain functions are specialized to either the right or left side of the human brain.In neuroscience and psychology, lateralization states that functions of the brain are lateralized, or split, and that certain functions are conducted on either the left or right side of the brain. Functions related to complex ideas, speech, creativity, artistic talent, and expression are said to reside in the right side of the brain. Someone who shows a lot of skill with one or more of these creative functions might be described as right-brained. Functions related to calculation, rationalized thinking, analysis, logic, and quantitative reasoning are located in the left side of the brain. Someone who shows a lot of skill with one or more of these analytical functions might be described as left-brained. However, being skilled in one type of function or another doesnāt absolutely mean your brain is stronger on one side or another. There is research that both proves and disproves the concept of lateralization. You can be skilled in both creative and analytic functions, not having one or the other dominate.Example: In neurology, we learned that lateralization doesnāt mean that a personās brain functions are universally stronger on one side of the brain than on the other.
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