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Noun: lateralisation  ,la-t(u-)ru-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,la-t(u-)ru-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lateralization)
  1. Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
    "Language processing shows strong lateralisation to the left hemisphere in most people";
    - lateralization, laterality

Derived forms: lateralisations

Type of: localisation [Brit], localisation of function [Brit], localisation principle [Brit], localization, localization of function, localization principle