cerebral hemisphere
noun
: either of the two hollow convoluted lateral halves of the cerebrum see brain illustration
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The two cerebral hemispheres start to develop differently in the human embryo, though the mechanism has remained unclear.
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Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The outer surface of the brain, covering both cerebral hemispheres and representing about half of the organ’s overall mass, is the cerebral cortex, which takes part in a range of functions including learning, reasoning, memory, decision-making, intelligence, personality, and emotion.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
Apraxia stems from a dysfunction in the cerebral hemispheres, typically in the parietal lobe.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
Is there nothing positive that can come from this merging of the opposing cerebral hemispheres?
—Sevier Crespo, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
When Mikayla was born at 32 weeks and just 1 pound 15 ounces, Dane pushed for additional testing, which revealed porencephaly, cysts or cavities in her cerebral hemisphere.
—IndyStar, 6 May 2021
Glioblastomas can grow anywhere in the brain or spinal cord, but most are commonly found in the cerebral hemispheres, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 19 July 2017
This means his brain had started to shrink and there were holes in the membrane that divides the two cerebral hemispheres.
—Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
The cerebral hemispheres, the brain regions with the organ’s signature folds, control functions like speech, movement and cognition.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 19 July 2017
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Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The outer surface of the brain, covering both cerebral hemispheres and representing about half of the organ’s overall mass, is the cerebral cortex, which takes part in a range of functions including learning, reasoning, memory, decision-making, intelligence, personality, and emotion.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
Apraxia stems from a dysfunction in the cerebral hemispheres, typically in the parietal lobe.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
Is there nothing positive that can come from this merging of the opposing cerebral hemispheres?
—Sevier Crespo, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
When Mikayla was born at 32 weeks and just 1 pound 15 ounces, Dane pushed for additional testing, which revealed porencephaly, cysts or cavities in her cerebral hemisphere.
—IndyStar, 6 May 2021
Glioblastomas can grow anywhere in the brain or spinal cord, but most are commonly found in the cerebral hemispheres, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 19 July 2017
This means his brain had started to shrink and there were holes in the membrane that divides the two cerebral hemispheres.
—Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
The cerebral hemispheres, the brain regions with the organ’s signature folds, control functions like speech, movement and cognition.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 19 July 2017
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“Cerebral hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20hemisphere. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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