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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Localization of a function, such as speech, to the right or left side of the brain.
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- noun
Localization of afunction , such asspeech , to the right or left side of thebrain .
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- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
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Examples
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The Critical period hypothesis, as expounded by Lenneberg (1967) suggested a link between maximum receptivity for language and brain lateralization.
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This effect showed no lateralization, meaning both left and right amygdala volumes followed this relationship.
Ars Technica Yun Xie 2010
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Perhaps confidence affects hormones and brain lateralization just as much as hormones and brain lateralization influence confidence.
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2012
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Once there is lateralization of the hemispheres – does that “really” mean that we shut down and have more difficulty learning?
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Some 70% of lefties rely on the left hemisphere for their language centers, a key brain function, says Metten Somers , a psychiatrist and researcher who studies brain lateralization at Utrecht University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
The Health Risks of Being Left-Handed Shirley S. Wang 2011
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Perhaps you can explain why you put so much stock in the pseudo-science of brain lateralization and cognition?
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Also, when is lateralization complete, at 5 at 12?
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Perhaps confidence affects hormones and brain lateralization just as much as hormones and brain lateralization influence confidence.
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2012
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Scientists speculate it could be related to a concept known as brain lateralization.
The Health Risks of Being Left-Handed Shirley S. Wang 2011
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They discuss the emerging methodologies and findings about a wide range of biological indicators, including prenatal hormones, brain development, brain lateralization, evolutionary processes, and brain activation patterns measured while individuals engage in science-related tasks.
Archive 2007-07-01 Peggy 2007
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