1. plural of lateralization; the process by which functions or structures become localized to one side of the body or brain, especially the specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain for different tasks.
Usage: commonly used in neuroscience and psychology; often refers to brain hemisphere specialization (e.g., language in the left hemisphere)

Examples

• Brain lateralizations develop gradually during childhood and adolescence.
• The study examined lateralizations of language processing across different populations.
• Researchers measured lateralizations using functional MRI scans.
• Atypical lateralizations of language have been observed in some individuals with dyslexia.
• The lateralizations of motor control are well-documented in neuroscience literature.