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Lateralization

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wada testnouna test used to establish which cerebral functions are localised to which hemisphere
leftDesignating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
lateral areanoun(geometry) The sum of the areas of the lateral (vertical) faces of a cylinder, cone, frustum, or the like.
brainordinatenounA precise location within the brain
your other leftnounYour left-hand side. (Used to correct another person who has been directed to move (or look, etc) to "your left" but has mistakenly moved right.)
left peripherynoun(grammar) The part of a syntactic tree above the inflectional phrase(s) (expressing tense, aspect, and/or mood), where topic, focus, illocutionary force, etc. are expressed.
hemispacenounEither of the fields of view on the left or right of the body
paracingulate cortexnounThe medial prefrontal cortex of the human brain.
ventralizationnounThe concentration of a feature in the ventral region.
lateroductionnounMovement (of a limb or eye) away from the midline.
frontalizationnounMovement towards the front
hemibrainnounEither half of the vertically dissected brain
rightnounThat which complies with justice, law or reason.
distalizationnounA change in position to the distal side
ventralisationnounAlternative form of ventralization. [The concentration of a feature in the ventral region.]
insulanoun(historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
lateralnoun(business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
wernicke's areanoun(anatomy) The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).
zone of polarizing activitynoun(embryology) A region of mesenchymal connective tissue that carries instructions which direct the developing limb bud to form along the anterior-posterior axis.
insidenounThe interior or inner part.

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