The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Just a few fibers are enough for the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other. This was shown by a new international study led by Professor Dr. Michael Miller (University of ...

Think your cerebellum only coordinates fluid movements? New 2026 research reveals how your "little brain" also creates the ...

How you process language is influenced by how each side of your brain developed in early life. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic ...

Approximately 10% of the human population is left-handed. Among them, one in five exhibits a peculiar brain phenomenon known as atypical language lateralization. While most people attribute their ...

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel seamless People have a ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...

Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret language. In people, the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel ...