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functional asymmetry

functional asymmetry Functional asymmetry is the unequal activation or specialization of the brain’s two hemispheres during a mental function.

Functional asymmetry is the unequal activation or specialization of the brain’s two hemispheres during a mental function. In this account, stronger activity in one hemisphere can inhibit the matching area on the other side through the corpus callosum, producing a left- or right-sided pattern of processing.

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Drafting source: Avnit Amir; Zibman Samuel; Alyagon Uri; Zangen Abraham. Abnormal functional asymmetry and its behavioural correlates in adults with ADHD: A TMS-EEG study. 2023; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0285086; article XML SHA-256 b4a0f429fec47a28683cbaf15054348df8ab0741f2cd6c3224b9abb58ca410c7. “Abnormal functional asymmetry and its behavioural correlates in adults with ADHD: A TMS-EEG study” (10.1371/journal.pone.0285086).
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