Talk:Lateralization of brain function

Definite working of both hemisphere

is a person ever called right brained or left brain becuase of their creativitg or data analysis? ~2026-48837-42 (talk) 05:18, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

In animals?

Do animals other than humans exhibit any sort of lateralization? Many (if not most) of the functions that are specialized to one hemisphere or the other in humans seem to be human-specific, or at the very least would only be relevant for highly social animals.

Some animals can understand human speech in the form of commands (e.g., highly trained dogs or horses), can mimic spoken language (parrots), can communicate with humans through sign language (chimps and gorillas), or have complex social structures with what appears to be quasi-linguistic vocalizations (elephants and some species of cetacean). That makes me wonder if there’s been any research on whether these species exhibit any sort of brain asymmetry similar to humans, and whether other species have more symmetrical brains.~2026-55923-64 (talk) 00:57, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Here are some sources I found:

• Lateralization is found in most vertebrates, with each hemisphere showing a bias directly analogous to the one in humans

• Bonobos have slightly more brain asymmetry than chimpanzees

• “Left-pawed” and “right-pawed” pets show different behavioral traits including stress response. Animals that have trouble multitasking have less lateralized brains overall. ~2026-55819-13 (talk) 00:36, 20 October 2026 (UTC)