The left and right cerebral hemispheres are colloquially referred to as "left brain-right brain." The cerebral cortex (Latin for "bark") that encases each hemisphere contains a layer of gray matter ...

At first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on an imaginary axis dividing the faces of most people. And ...

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 ...

Severing the connection between the two halves of the brain reveals how the hemispheres function. The two hemispheres of the brain communicate via a bundle of fibers called the corpus callosum. For ...

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel seamless People have a ...