Appendix E
Hemispheres of the Brain
Our brain is divided into two main hemispheres, the left and the right. Each hemisphere is dominant in certain functions. Click either the left or the right hemisphere of the brain below and fill in the hemisphere’s appropriate functions.
LEFT HEMISPHERE
Words
Letters
Language
Complex movement
Ipsilateral movement
Verbal memory
Finding meaning in memories
Speech
Reading
Writing
Arithmetic
RIGHT HEMISPHERE
Faces
Geometric patterns
Emotional expression
Non-language sounds
Music
Tactile patterns
Braille
Movement in spatial patterns
Nonverbal memory
Perceptual aspects of memories
Emotional content
Mental rotation of shapes
Geometry
Direction
Distance
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