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  • noun Plural form of hemisphere.

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Examples

  • To-wit, the author says on his website [5], “This book argues that the division of the brain into two hemispheres is essential to human existence, making possible incompatible versions of the world, with quite different priorities and values.”

    A Progressive on the Prairie » January Bibliolust » Print 2010

  • To-wit, the author says on his website, “This book argues that the division of the brain into two hemispheres is essential to human existence, making possible incompatible versions of the world, with quite different priorities and values.”

    January Bibliolust « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010

  • We were just talking about how weird the changing of daylight between our two hemispheres is today.

    Daylight Hours Explorer Details How Much Daylight To Expect | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Tests conclude these types of people use their brain hemispheres equally, and they view life through both logical and intuitive filters.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • Tests conclude these types of people use their brain hemispheres equally, and they view life through both logical and intuitive filters.

    The Dual Mind: Which Part of Your Mind Dominates Your Brain? 2008

  • Split the brain hemispheres and consciousness experiences two brains and does it's best at directing it's will to both, independently and simultaneously.

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • The date in different east-west hemispheres is also shown by two bars across the top of the map.

    Archive 2007-06-17 Milosun Czervik 2007

  • Split the brain hemispheres and consciousness experiences two brains and does it's best at directing it's will to both, independently and simultaneously.

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • Jack Pettigrew of the University of Queensland believes the effect is down to rivalry between the brain hemispheres; his home page has a lot of interesting stuff relating to visual perception such as Perceptual Rivalry and Reversible Figures.

    Archive 2004-03-01 Ray Girvan 2004

  • Jack Pettigrew of the University of Queensland believes the effect is down to rivalry between the brain hemispheres; his home page has a lot of interesting stuff relating to visual perception such as Perceptual Rivalry and Reversible Figures.

    Motion induced blindness and other illusions Ray Girvan 2004

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