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{{Short description|Preference most humans show for one side of their body over the other}} {{For-multi|the linguistics topic|Lateral consonant|the academic journal|Laterality (journal)}} {{Format footnotes|date=March 2015|reason=Parenthetical referencing has been [[WP:PARREF|deprecated]].}} The term '''laterality''' refers to the preference most [[humans]] show for one side of their [[Human body|body]] over the other. Examples include [[Handedness|left-handedness/right-handedness]] and left/right-[[footedness]]; it may also refer to the primary use of the left or right hemisphere in the brain. It may also apply to animals or plants. The majority of tests have been conducted on humans, specifically to determine the effects on [[language]].
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