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单词 lateralization
释义

lateralization

noun

lat·​er·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌla-tə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce lateralization (audio)
ˌla-trə-
: localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
lateralize
ˈla-tə-rə-ˌlīz How to pronounce lateralization (audio)
ˈla-trə-
transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Other primates exhibit varying degrees of lateralization, but only humans show such a high frequency of right-handedness. David W. Frayer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 This brain lateralization, as it is termed, is associated with language capacity. David W. Frayer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 The type of lateralization most familiar to people is undoubtedly handedness. Kelly Jaakkola, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2021 What the researchers observed was a significant change in the test sharks' lateralization, which is a brain function observed across many species that essentially relegates certain processes to one side of the brain or the other. Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2018 Most researchers believe that lateralization explains how handedness arises, including our consistent 9-1 right-handedness ratio. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

lateralization

noun

lat·​er·​al·​iza·​tion
variants also British lateralisation
ˌlat-ə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌla-trə-lə- How to pronounce lateralization (audio)
: localization of function or activity (as of verbal processes in the brain) on one side of the body in preference to the other
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