Left Hemisphere
- Expressive speech
- Receptive language
- Language (general)
- Complex motor functions
- Vigilance
- Paired associate learning
- Liaison to consciousness
- Ideation
- Conceptual similarities
- Temporal analysis
- Analysis of detail
- Arithmetic
- Writing
- Calculation
- Finger naming
- Right-left orientation
- Sequential processing
Right Hemisphere
- Spatial orientation
- Simple language comprehension
- Nonverbal ideation
- Picture and pattern sense
- Performancelike functions
- Spatial integration
- Creative associative thinking
- Facial recognition
- Sound recognition
- Nonverbal paired associate thought
- Tactile perception
- Gestalt perception
- Picture processing
- Intuitive problem solving
- Psychic experiences
- Humorous thoughts
- Simultaneous processing
Source: Information in the chart came from various sources but is summarized in : Neuropsycho--logical Theory, Research, and Clinical Differentiation by G. W. Hynd and M. Cohen, 1983, New York: Grune & Stratton.
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Excerpt from Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification, and Teaching Strategies, by W.N. Bender, 2008 edition, p. 53.
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