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[[File:Cerebral hemisphere - animation.gif|thumb|alt=Diagram of the human brain.|upright=1.2|The human brain is divided into two [[Cerebral hemisphere|hemispheres]]–left and right. Scientists continue to explore how some cognitive functions tend to be dominated by one side or the other; that is, how they are ''lateralized''.{{Legend|#F270F4|Right cerebral hemisphere}}{{Legend|#7086F4|Left cerebral hemisphere}}]]
The '''lateralization of brain function''' (or '''hemispheric dominance'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-24 |title=Left brain vs. right brain: How does one dominate? |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323892 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.medicalnewstoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hemispheric differences and hemispheric dominance (video) |url=https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior/biological-basis-of-behavior-ner/v/hemispheric-differences-and-hemispheric-dominance |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Khan Academy |language=en}}</ref>/ lateralization<ref>{{Cite web |title=Localisation of Function in the brain and Hemispheric Lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca's and Wernicke's areas, split brain research. Plasticity and Functional Recovery of the brain after trauma |url=https://www.psychologyhub.co.uk/student-resources/paper-2-biopsychology/brain-localisation-and-hemispheric-lateralisation/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Psychology Hub |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lateralization of Brain Function - Simply Psychology |url=https://www.simplypsychology.org/brain-lateralization.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.simplypsychology.org}}</ref>) is the tendency for some neural functions or [[cognitive process]]es to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other. The [[median longitudinal fissure]] separates the [[human brain]] into two distinct [[cerebral hemisphere]]s, connected by the [[corpus callosum]]. Although the [[macrostructure]] of the two hemispheres appears to be almost identical, different composition of neuronal networks allows for specialized function that is different in each hemisphere.
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