Skip to main content
hemispherically

hemispherically

1 7.7
Relating to one half of the brain, like the left or right side
  • adverb
  • /ˌhɛmɪˈsfɪrɪkli/
: hemisféricamente
  • The research indicated that brain functions can be hemispherically specialized among different species.

Examples

  • So dolphins sleep uni hemispherically with just one hemisphere at a time.

  • For example, dolphins actually sleep hemispherically, meaning the halves of their

    Blog text (23)
  • Dolphins sleep hemispherically by alternating which half of their brain is awake.

  • In studies, it was found that some animals make decisions hemispherically, using one side of their brain more than the other.

Surface Forms

hemispherically positive

Morphology

hemispherically = hemispherical (transparent) = hemisphere + al + ly

Formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'hemispherical'; the domain (brain hemisphere) does not change the morphological transparency.

Etymology

The word hemispherically comes from the parts hemi- 'half' and sphere 'ball'. So if a brain change is described hemispherically, it affects one half of the brain rather than the whole brain.