Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among ...

The human brain includes two hemispheres connected by a bundle of nerves. The left hemisphere controls movement for the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere directs the left side.

Each hemisphere is in charge of the opposite side of the body, so your right brain controls your left hand. The right hemisphere also takes in sensory input from your left side and vice versa.

Weighing only about 3 pounds, the brain is a highly complex part of your body. It’s appearance is symmetrical but its functions are asymmetrical. It is split into two hemispheres: left and right.

Disconnecting half the brain to stop seizures sounds unthinkable, but it’s an actual procedure to help children with a rare form of epilepsy.

“The right side of the brain doesn’t quite look like the left side of the brain,” Lam said. “There’s less brain matter on the right side than the left side.” ‘I was too young to die.’ ...

Handedness represents one form of functional hemispheric asymmetries—e.g., left-right differences in the brain. Specifically, in left-handers, the motor cortex in the right side of the brain ...

Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel channels – linguistic, emotional and musical – and acts as a biological multicore processor. Although scientists ...

Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel channels—linguistic, emotional and musical—and acts as a biological multicore processor. Although scientists have ...