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dominant hemisphere

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hemisphere /hemi·sphere/ (hem´ĭ-sfēr) half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure or organ.
cerebellar hemisphere  either of two lobes of the cerebellum lateral to the vermis.
cerebral hemisphere  one of the paired structures forming the bulk of the human brain, which together comprise the cerebral cortex, centrum semiovale, basal ganglia, and rhinencephalon, and contain the lateral ventricles.
dominant hemisphere  that cerebral hemisphere which is more concerned than the other in the integration of sensations and the control of voluntary functions.

dominant hemisphere
n.
The cerebral hemisphere that is more involved than the other in governing certain body functions, such as controlling the arm and leg used preferentially in skilled movements.

dominant hemisphere
Neurology That portion of the brain involved in guiding activities requiring manual dexterity; for those who are right-handed, the left hemisphere is dominant


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First, for those of you who came out to be strong to moderate left- or right-brain dominant, be assured that your other hemisphere is alive and well; however, the results do mean that you tend to lead with your dominant hemisphere.
Some research indicates that when the brain is insulted in the right, or nondominant, hemisphere with preservation of the dominant hemisphere, denial, or lack of awareness, is a resulting syndrome.
 
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