Hemispheric lateralisation

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Corpus Callosum
Links the brain’s hemispheres by a bundle of nerve fibres
The hemispheres are contralateral
This means that the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa
When a function or behaviour is dealt with by just one hemisphere, it is said to be lateralised. The division of functions between the hemispheres is called hemispheric lateralisation
Areas of the brain that are lateralised
Language production
Language comprehension
Areas of the brain that are not lateralised
Sight
Hearing
Generating voluntary movement
Detecting sensory information
Left hemisphere
Sensory stimulus from the right side of body
Motor control of right side of body
Speech, language and comprehension
Analysis and calculations
Time and sequencing
Recognition of words, letters and numbers
Right Hemisphere
Sensory stimulus from left side of body
Motor control of left side of body
Creativity
Spatial ability
Context/perception
Recognition of faces, places and objects