laterality
- Noun:
- Superior development of one side of the body: The condition where one side of the body is more developed or dominant than the other.
- The property of using one hand more than the other: The characteristic of preferring to use either the right or left hand for most tasks; handedness.
- Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain: The principle that specific cognitive functions are primarily controlled by one hemisphere of the brain.
- Noun:
- The athlete's laterality was evident in the greater muscle mass on his right side.
- Most people show a clear laterality, being either right-handed or left-handed.
- Research into brain laterality helps us understand language processing.
"Cerebral laterality": Refers specifically to the lateralization of brain function.
- The study of cerebral laterality explores why language is typically localized in the left hemisphere.
"Crossed laterality": A condition where an individual's dominant hand is on the opposite side of their dominant eye or foot.
- Children with crossed laterality may sometimes face challenges in coordinating certain activities.
Lateral (adj): Of, at, toward, or from the side or sides.
- The lateral movement was difficult due to the injury.
Lateralization (n): The process or state of being localized to one side, especially in the brain.
- The lateralization of speech functions is a key topic in neuroscience.
- Handedness: The tendency to use one hand more naturally than the other.
- Dominance: The state of being stronger or more developed on one side.
- Hemispheric specialization: The functional dominance of one cerebral hemisphere over the other for a particular activity.
"Test for laterality": To assess which side of the body or brain is dominant for specific functions.
- The neurologist conducted a series of tests to determine the patient's laterality.
"Mixed laterality": Exhibiting a lack of clear dominance for one side across different functions (e.g., being right-handed but left-eyed).
- Mixed laterality is more common than previously thought.
Ambidexterity: The ability to use both hands equally well.
- True ambidexterity, with no clear laterality, is quite rare.
Hemispheric asymmetry: The structural or functional differences between the left and right sides of the brain.
- Hemispheric asymmetry is the foundation for laterality of function.
- superior development of one side of the body
- the property of using one hand more than the other
- localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain