News tagged with left hemisphere

Right-handed chimpanzees provide clues to the origin of human language

Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (Atlanta, Georgia), reported in the January 2010 issue ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 16, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 8

Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 13, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0