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laterality::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | handedness |
| Type of | imbalance, asymmetry, dissymmetry |
| Has types | sinistrality, ambidextrousness, dextrality, left-handedness, right-handedness, ambidexterity |
laterality::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lateralisation, lateralization |
| Type of | localisation principle, localization, localization of function, localization principle, localisation, localisation of function |
laterality::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dominance |
| Type of | bodily property |
Examples of laterality
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In discourse, seniority is indicated more often than laterality.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Has anyone compared laterality between people born naturally and those born by Caesarean section?
From the newscientist.com
Disruption of orbitofrontal cortex laterality in offspring from multiplex alcohol dependence families.
From the nature.com
Forelimb preferences in quadrupedal marsupials and there implications for laterality evolution in mammals.
From the sciencedaily.com
Seeing a hand of unknown laterality leads the brain to bind the seen hand to the correct felt hand.
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Many of my former students have a better idea of directionality, laterality and distance than sighted students have.
From the learning.blogs.nytimes.com
Although MEG is not the only child-friendly imaging technology, it is beneficial in studies that investigate the laterality of cortical oscillations.
From the nature.com
Iain McGilchrist explaining his ideas about the laterality of the brain, and the power struggle between the two hemispheres being fought out today.
From the markvernon.com
Research by Michael Gazzaniga and Roger Wolcott Sperry in the 1960s on split-brain patients led to an even greater understanding of functional laterality.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Lateralization: localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
- Handedness: the property of using one hand more than the other
- Superior development of one side of the body
- Laterality is the preference that most humans show for one side of their body over the other. Examples include right-handedness or left-footedness. It may also apply to other animals, or to plants.
- The side of the body on which surgery was performed
