Cerebral hemisphere
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The cerebrum, or the largest part of the vertebrate brain, is made up of two cerebral hemispheres. The deep groove known as the longitudinal fissure divides the cerebrum into the left and right hemisp
Cerebral hemispheres of a human embryo at 8 weeks
The lateralization of brain function is the tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other. The median longitudinal fissure separates
Cerebral hemisphere
…ependymal cells and vascular mesenchyme. Broad generalizations are often made in popular psychology about certain functions (e.g. logic, creativity) being lateralized, that is, located in the right or left side of the brain. These claims are often inaccurate, as most brain functions are actually distributed across…
Lateralization of the left and right visual hemifields due to decussation.
An illustration of the oversimplified model of hemisphericity
Ventricles of brain and basal ganglia. Superior view. Horizontal section. Deep dissection
Ventricles of brain and basal ganglia. Superior view. Horizontal section. Deep dissection