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Definition of Left brain

1. Noun. The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Left Brain

Literary usage of Left brain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1872)
"It might be objected to Dr. Ogle's view, that the greater development of the left brain may be the consequence of the increased use of the right side, ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1912)
"DIAGRAM OF MOTOR PATH FROM left brain. The upper segment is black, i lower red. The nuclei of the motor cerebral nerves are shown in red on the right side; ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1874)
"left brain, right hemisphere; 3. Right brain, right hemisphere ; 4. Right brain, left hemisphere. It is worth noting that, excepting with the left brain, ..."

4. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1898)
"The faculty of speech is definitely located in a certain fold or convolution of the left brain, known as Broca's fold. Roughly indicated, the speech centre ..."

5. The Building of a Brain by Edward Hammond Clarke (1880)
".The cause of this right-sidedness is to be found in the fact that the left brain is the largest. Most of the nerves leaving the brain decussate, ..."

6. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1874)
"left brain, right hemisphere; 3. Eight brain, right hemisphere ; 4. Right brain, left hemisphere. It is worth noting that, excepting with the left brain, ..."

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