A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number line.

Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies ...

The idea that people are strictly left-brained or right-brained personalities is a popular myth. Science shows the brain ...

Recent studies have shown that the genetics of left-handedness are more complex than previously thought. The ...

There’s a popular idea that our brains have two sides with two roles. The left side of the brain is analytical and concerned with facts and figures, whereas the right side of the brain is creative, ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.