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Broad generalizations are often made in popular [[psychology]] about one side or the other having characteristic labels, such as "logical" for the left side or "creative" for the right. These labels need to be treated carefully; although a lateral [[dominance]] is measurable, both hemispheres contribute to both kinds of [[processes]], and experimental [[evidence]] provides little support for correlating the structural [[differences]] between the sides with such broadly-defined functional differences.

Broad generalizations are often made in popular [[psychology]] about one side or the other having characteristic labels, such as "logical" for the left side or "creative" for the right. These labels need to be treated carefully; although a lateral [[dominance]] is measurable, both hemispheres contribute to both kinds of [[processes]], and experimental [[evidence]] provides little support for correlating the structural [[differences]] between the sides with such broadly-defined functional differences.

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The extent of any modularity, or specialization of brain function by area, remains under [[investigation]]. If a specific region of the brain, or even an entire hemisphere, is either [[injured]] or destroyed, its [[functions]] can sometimes be assumed by a neighboring region in the ipsilateral hemisphere or a corresponding region in the contralateral hemisphere, depending upon the area damaged and the patient's age. When [[injury]] [[interferes]] with pathways from one area to another, alternative (indirect) [[connections]] may develop to [[communicate]] [[information]] with detached areas, despite the inefficiencies.

The extent of any modularity, or specialization of brain function by area, remains under [[investigation]]. If a specific region of the brain, or even an entire hemisphere, is either [[injured]] or destroyed, its [[functions]] can sometimes be assumed by a neighboring region in the ipsilateral hemisphere or a corresponding region in the contralateral hemisphere, depending upon the area damaged and the patient's age. When [[injury]] [[interferes]] with pathways from one area to another, alternative (indirect) [[connections]] may develop to [[communicate]] [[information]] with detached areas, despite the inefficiencies.