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The cerebral hemispheres are
connected by fiber tracts which permit the hemispheres to communicate with
one another. The major connection is the corpus callosum, a second is
the fornix. The hemispheres normally divide up the tasks with one
hemisphere, usually the left, being dominant. This is the principle of lateralization
and dominance. In most people (90 to 95%) the left hemisphere is dominant
and responsible for logic, mathematics, and language. The right hemisphere is
the center for emotions and artistic endeavors. However, when one hemisphere
is damaged the other may be capable of performing the lost functions.
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