The left hemisphere is the area where most people—be they right- or left-handed— process important verbal elements of speech. However, each brain hemisphere gets most of its sound input from ...

The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved cerebrum. The topmost portion is divided into two hemispheres, each with four lobes, within which are many other subdivisions. The cerebral ...

Brain injury in the extremely premature infant occurs most frequently within the first days after birth (1), preceding major developmental events in the cerebral hemispheres that normally occur ...

“They found . . . one hemisphere of the brain was in a more vigilant state during the first night of sleep,” said Stufflebeam, who was not involved in the research. The first night effect, which ...