hemispheric lateralization

the processes whereby some functions, such as manual control (handedness) or speech production, are controlled or influenced more by one cerebral hemisphere than the other. Researchers now prefer to speak of hemispheric lateralization or hemispheric specialization for particular functions, rather than hemispheric dominance or lateral dominance (see dominance). Also called cerebral lateralization.

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December 18th 2024

anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH)

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