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lateralization

DEFINITIONS OF: lateralization

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n localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

Synonyms:
lateralisation, laterality
Type of:
localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization, localization of function, localization principle
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
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