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Cerebral Hemispheres

The cerebral hemispheres are the two large halves of the cerebrum, the uppermost and largest part of the brain, which together carry out most higher functions including perception, voluntary movement, language, reasoning, and memory. Each hemisphere, left and right, is divided into four lobes, the frontal, parietal,…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 15× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-5020 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The cerebral hemispheres are the two large halves of the cerebrum, the uppermost and largest part of the brain, which together carry out most higher functions including perception, voluntary movement, language, reasoning, and memory. Each hemisphere, left and right, is divided into four lobes, the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital, each associated with particular functions, and the two hemispheres are connected by a broad band of nerve fibers, the corpus callosum, that allows them to communicate. The outer layer of each hemisphere, the cerebral cortex, contains densely packed neurons responsible for complex information processing, while beneath it lie white matter tracts and deep structures that relay and integrate signals. The hemispheres show a degree of functional specialization, or lateralization, with certain abilities tending to depend more on one side than the other. Within Neurological Research and Therapy, the cerebral hemispheres are central to understanding how the brain is organized and how its connections support function, including studies of the fiber pathways such as the thalamic radiations that link deep structures to the cortex. Investigation of hemispheric anatomy and connectivity informs the understanding of brain function in health and disease. This page gathers material relevant to the cerebral hemispheres within the neurological research literature.

Research published in this journal

4 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 4 articles above have been cited 15 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 Neurological Research and Therapy (ISSN 2470-5020).

Journal editorial board
Ian J Martins · Australia Giuseppe Lanza · Italy Ion Codreanu · United States

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.