cerebral hemisphere

Thân thiện

The brain's left cerebral hemisphere controls the right side of the body.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • One of the two halves of the cerebrum: A "cerebral hemisphere" is one of the two large, roughly symmetrical halves of the cerebrum, the main part of the brain responsible for higher functions like thought, memory, and voluntary movement. The two hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The left cerebral hemisphere is typically dominant for language in most people.
  • Damage to the right cerebral hemisphere can affect spatial awareness.
  • The MRI scan showed activity in both cerebral hemispheres.

Advanced Usage

• "to lateralize to a cerebral hemisphere": Refers to a cognitive function being primarily managed by one side of the brain.
  • Language functions are strongly lateralized to the left cerebral hemisphere.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemisphere (noun): More generally, half of a sphere. In neuroscience, it is often used as shorthand for "cerebral hemisphere."
  • The lesion was located in the right hemisphere.
• Hemispheric (adjective): Relating to a hemisphere.
  • Scientists studied the hemispheric differences in processing.

Synonyms

• Brain hemisphere: A more general, less technical synonym.
• Half of the cerebrum: A descriptive synonym.

Related Phrases

• Cerebral dominance: The phenomenon where one cerebral hemisphere is more involved in controlling particular functions.
  • The theory of cerebral dominance explains why some people are left-handed.

Học thuật

Noun

1. either half of the cerebrum

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hemisphere