emisferi

Emisferi is the plural form of emisfero and designates one of the two halves into which a sphere can be divided. The term is used in scientific and geographic contexts to refer to halves of a sphere that together form the whole.

In anatomy, the cerebral hemispheres are the two halves of the brain, left and right, separated by the longitudinal fissure and connected by the corpus callosum. Each hemisphere contains frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes and hosts both cortical and subcortical structures. Functional specialization, or lateralization, is common: language and analytical tasks are typically associated with the left hemisphere in many individuals, while spatial and holistic processing is often linked to the right. However, most cognitive functions involve cooperation between both hemispheres, and there is considerable individual variation.

In geography, Earth is commonly divided into the Northern and Southern hemispheres by the equator, and into the Eastern and Western hemispheres by the prime meridian and the 180th meridian. These divisions aid in describing climate, seasons, daylight patterns, and regional phenomena. The concept of hemispheres is also applied to other celestial spheres and to other contexts where a sphere is conceptually partitioned into halves.

Notes about terminology: the specific boundaries of hemispheric regions can vary with context, and the practical use of hemispheres often depends on logistical or observational needs in fields such as neuroscience, meteorology, navigation, and cartography.