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hemispheric asymmetry

hemispheric asymmetry Hemispheric asymmetry is a difference in how the brain’s two hemispheres handle a task.

Hemispheric asymmetry is a difference in how the brain’s two hemispheres handle a task. In visual perception of hierarchical forms, it commonly refers to the pattern that the right hemisphere is relatively better at processing overall, global structure, while the left hemisphere is relatively better at processing smaller, local details.