Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] right hemisphere " in BNC.

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1 The idea that language might be localised came from the studies of Broca ( 1861 ) , who was the first to observe that aphasia arises as a result of unilateral left hemisphere lesion while no similar effect occurred with right hemisphere lesions .
2 On the basis of these split-brain studies , the most general statement that has been made about right hemisphere specialisation is that they are non-linguistic functions that seem to involve complex visuo-spatial processes .
3 On the basis of these split-brain studies , the most general statement that has been made about right hemisphere specialisation is that they are non-linguistic functions that seem to involve complex viso-spatial processes .
4 In particular it seems that the ability to interpret information conveyed by prosodic aspects ( i.e. intonation ) of speech is impaired by right hemisphere damage ( Schlanger , Schlanger and Gerstmann , 1976 ) as may be the ability to employ appropriate intonation oneself ( Ross and Mesulam , 1979 ) .
5 Since prosopagnosia has been associated with right hemisphere damage on purely clinical grounds ( Hécaen and Angelergues , 1962 ; Warrington and James , 1967 ; but see Cole and Perez-Cruet , 1964 ) it is reasonable to interpret the post-mortem findings as confirming this association .
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