The left and the right hemispheres specialize in different tasks. However, it has not yet been fully understood how one hemisphere assumes dominance over the other when it comes to controlling ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 25 (June 23, 2020), pp. 14057-14065 (9 pages) Humans demonstrate a prototypical hemispheric functional ...

There are many common misconceptions about science, one of which is the belief that people can be characterized as either right- or left-brained. A 2014 study found that nearly 70 percent of teachers ...

Photo: Esteban Villar-Rodríguez and César Ávila. The Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón, led by researcher César Ávila, recently published an ...

There have been plenty of claims about what being left-handed means, and whether it changes the type of person someone is — but the truth is something of an enigma. Myths about handedness appear year ...

Whistled Turkish is a non-conformist. Most obviously, it bucks the normal language trend of using consonants and vowels, opting instead for a bird-like whistle. But more importantly, it departs from ...

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. The ...

Have you ever heard people refer to themselves as “left-brained” or “right-brained?” It's a common belief that people with a left brain are more analytical and logical, while people who favor their ...