Left Cerebral Hemisphere

The left cerebral hemisphere is one of the two longitudinal cerebral halves of the human brain. Like its opposite, it is divided into four lobes; frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital. The left cerebral hemisphere is connected to the right hemisphere through the corpus callosum.

The left cerebral hemisphere motor strip controls movement of the right side of the body. Depending on the severity, a stroke affecting the left cerebral hemisphere may result in functional loss or motor skill impairment of the right side of the body, and may also cause loss of speech.

Linear and analytical reasoning and language skills such as oral articulation of words and grammar comprehension are often lateralized to the left hemisphere of the brain, which contains the Broca's cortical area and the Wernicke's. Dyscalculia is a neurological syndrome associated with damage to the left temporo-parietal junction.