cerebral hemisphere
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- noun
- /ˈsɛrəbrəl ˈhɛmɪsfɪr/
- Specialized
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hemisferio cerebral
- If the cerebral hemispheres of an animal brain are removed, its conditioned reflexes and the modes of behavior founded upon them are absent or destroyed; only its automatic, inborn reflex activity remains.
- right cerebral hemisphere
Examples
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Parenchymal neurocysticercosis affects the cerebral hemispheres, presenting various stages of the NCC.
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Recent work on Cotard's delusion associates it with damage to recognitional systems following damage to temporoparietal areas of the right cerebral hemisphere.
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So some people said, well, you take the the cerebral hemispheres, the way they lose all their learned behavior.
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Probably this is due to the great development of the latter groups' cerebral hemispheres.
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Dickens had problems with his right cerebral hemisphere.
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Two cerebral hemispheres, each divided into lobes.
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In recent times, much clinical and experimental evidence has demonstrated differential processing in the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the human brain.
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To summarize, processes we observed in both cerebral hemispheres supported score-reading and listening for melody, rhythm, and harmony.
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The two cerebral hemispheres play a crucial role in controlling movement and processing sensations.
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Each cerebral hemisphere is responsible for different cognitive functions, such as language and reasoning.
Synonyms
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One of the two halves of the brain separated by a deep groove
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'either of the two halves of the cerebrum' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cerebral' (relating to the brain) + 'hemisphere' (a half), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a half of the brain. This is a standard anatomical compound with clear cross-linguistic parallels, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
Cerebral hemisphere comes from a simple picture: cerebral means 'brain' and hemisphere means 'half of a sphere'. That's why the term means one of the two halves of the brain.