Brain Lateralization and Language Reflection

Brain Lateralization and Language Reflection

Giselle Colon

University of Phoenix

PSY/340

Brain Lateralization

What is brain lateralization? Brain Lateralization is the ability to recognize our actions, behavior, character, creativity, and skill or capability to use the appropriate way of thinking when acting out specific everyday tasks. The word brain lateralization denotes that the brain has two sides or two halves that are not precisely the same (James Harvey Stout, n.d.).

There is new research that is presented by Lenneberg's (1967) where he projected a serious period of language acquisition. The growth of lateralization happens much sooner than puberty and therefore it is not an obstacle to inflect open second language learning by adults. Moderately, the growth of lateralization might resemble to usual first language acquisition (2010).

 It’s Role in Language

Facts about the inconsistency of intellectual language lateralization is resulting from revisions of patients with brain abrasions and conceivable subordinate reformation of cerebral functions. The outcomes designate that atypical language domination in strong right-handed topics of either sex is greatly more common than formerly suspected. The most studied human asymmetry is known as “Handedness”. For a long time it is known that the speech function is mainly confined in the left hemisphere of right-handed people. Yet, lateralization of language has not been properly distinct in left-handed people as it is in their right handed matching part (“Handedness and language cerebral lateralization,” (2002)).

References

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