Where Is Language Lateralized?

Language functions such as grammar, vocabulary and literal meaning are typically lateralized to the left hemisphere, especially in right-handed individuals. While language production is left-lateralized in up to 90% of right-handers, it is more bilateral, or even right-lateralized, in approximately 50% of left-handers.

Where is language lateralized in the brain?

The area of the brain that is responsible for both spoken and written language is the Wernicke's Area in the left hemisphere. Analysis of written words is performed in the temporoparietal cortex as well as in the anterior inferior frontal cortex.

What is language lateralization?

Abstract. Language lateralisation refers to the phenomenon in which one hemisphere (typically the left) shows greater involvement in language functions than the other.