Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among ...

People have a lot of misconceptions about what the brain's left and right hemispheres do, but one well-known aspect of this division may be even more true than people realize: The brain not only ...

An international research team, hailing from the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy, Ruhr University Bochum, Medical ...

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

Parkinson's disease affects approximately 10 million people worldwide. It typically begins asymmetrically, initially ...

One answer lies in something Casasanto and his team call “left-handed exceptionalism.” Lefties make up just about 10% of the ...

Cats often sleep on their left to spot threats faster. Their brain processes danger more efficiently this way. Many cats appear to favor resting on their left side, according to a recent study ...

A large-scale study finds no evidence that left-handed people are more creative, challenging a long-held myth about ...

In contrast, male mice had a very sensitive right hemisphere critical window, but no detectable window on the left. This points to the elusive role sex may play in brain plasticity.

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by MIT neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision ...