Lateralization of Brain Function: Understanding Hemisphere Dominance

Lateralization refers to the dominance of one cerebral hemisphere (usually the left in right-handed individuals) over the other for certain cognitive functions, particularly for language production and perception.

- Left hemisphere

- Logical thinking

- Mathematical

- Analytical

- Reading writing skills

- Right hemisphere

- Spatial perception

- Music

- Emotions

- Non-literal language(such as metaphors

Some functions, such as motor activity, have contralateral representation with left side being controlled by the right hemisphere and the right side being controlled by the left hemisphere.