If a child has damage to the left hemisphere, the child may develop language in the right hemisphere instead, an example of plasticity of the brain, allowing other regions of the brain to adopt the function of a damaged area.
The child may develop language in the right hemisphere instead, an example of plasticity of the brain. The child was allowing other regions of the brain to adopt the function of a damaged area. A child has damage to the left hemisphere. Studies of children have shown this.