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Cerebral Hemispheres

The cerebral hemispheres are the two large, paired structures that form the major portion of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions including sensory processing, motor control, reasoning, and consciousness. Research published in International Physiology Journal has examined structural and functional a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 13× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2578-8590 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The cerebral hemispheres are the two large, paired structures that form the major portion of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions including sensory processing, motor control, reasoning, and consciousness. Research published in International Physiology Journal has examined structural and functional aspects of these hemispheres, including detailed investigations of the microanatomy of thalamic radiations—the white matter pathways that connect the thalamus to various cortical regions of the cerebral hemispheres and facilitate information relay between subcortical and cortical structures. The journal has also explored psychological dimensions related to hemispheric function, including studies on death anxiety and its relationship to cognitive processing of existential concepts. Understanding the cerebral hemispheres is fundamental to physiology and neuroscience because these structures integrate sensory information, coordinate voluntary movement, and support complex cognitive processes that define human behavior and experience. The anatomical connectivity between deep brain structures and the cortical surface, as well as the psychological manifestations of hemispheric activity, represent important areas of ongoing investigation with implications for both basic neuroscience and clinical applications.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Microanatomy of Thalamic Radiations

N’dri Oka DominiqueCorresponding author
Neurosurgery Unit, Yopougon Teaching Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Exact topic International Journal of Human Anatomy Cited by 11 doi:10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-17-1719

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 13 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Physiology Journal (ISSN 2578-8590).

Journal editorial board
Carola Forster · Germany Ricardo J Fernandes · Portugal Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland

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