The human brain exhibits systematic left–right differences in anatomy and function, a phenomenon known as cerebral asymmetry. Hemispheric lateralization refers to the tendency for certain cognitive ...

The right cerebral hemisphere can "take over" language functions if the left hemisphere is damaged during early childhood development, according to a new study (François et al., 2019) by researchers ...

Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a study ...

The eye you instinctively close when you aim a camera has a biological explanation that spans hundreds of millions of years.

A study by the HSE Centre for Language and Brain has confirmed the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralization, the distribution of language processing functions between the brain's ...

A study by the HSE Centre for Language and Brain has confirmed the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralization, ie the distribution of language processing functions between the brain's ...

Lateralization of the brain – the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions – underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a ...

The brain's capacity to use and understand language expands rapidly in the first years of life, as babies start to make sense ...

As many as two thirds of stroke victims find themselves suddenly unable to comprehend music. Beyond bad karaoke, these people fundamentally cannot differentiate pitches or rhythms. The medical term is ...