Left Hemisphere

Normal Functions

  • Verbal communication, Reading, Mathematical calculation, musical ability.
  • Approach behavior, which is really about desire.
  • It is the motivation to do things.
  • Social motivation
  • Details and facts. (Local Coherence)
  • Female brain is better developed on the left side.
  • Pattern Recognition skills, Computers are a good fit with the left brain.
  • Sameness
  • Immune activation
  • Fine motor skills
  • High frequency sound and light

Under Activation

  • Poor reading
  • Delayed speech
  • Poor auditory processing
  • Poor object identification
  • Poor verbal communication skills
  • Depression
  • Poor math operations
  • Graphomotor problems
  • Cross laterality
  • Auotonomic dysregulation
  • Decreasesd immune response
  • Miss small details
  • Poor motivation

Possible Diagnoses

  • Dyslexia
  • Processing disorder
  • Language disorders

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