noun
localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
• Syn: ↑lateralization, ↑laterality
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lateralize (for: ↑lateralization)
• Hypernyms: ↑localization of function, ↑localisation of function, ↑localization principle, ↑localisation principle, ↑localization, ↑localisation
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lateralīzāˈtion or lateralīsāˈtion noun
The specialized development in one or other hemisphere of the brain of the mechanisms controlling some activity or ability
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Main Entry: ↑lateral
Useful english dictionary. 2012.