November 7, 2024

Myths and misconceptions about the hemispheres of the brain

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Myths and misconceptions about the hemispheres of the brain
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No one is more important than the other hemisphere – they work together

  • author, Jose A. Morales Garcia, Conchi Lilo
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Like the rest of the body, the brain is made up of billions of cells. Each type of cell has a specific function, but they are all perfectly synchronized and connected.

It is possible to compare the brain to one of those ancient clocks with hundreds of gears of all kinds, working in unison to give the correct time.

Our brain consists of two hemispheres – the cerebral hemispheres. But, contrary to what it may seem, these are not two separate and independent structures.

The two hemispheres are unusually connected by a kind of “wire” that runs between them. We are talking about the corpus callosum, which consists of more than 200 million nerve fibers that transmit information from one hemisphere to the other.

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