The hemispheric hypothesis suggests that the two hemispheres of the brain are differentially specialised, and that their relationship influences both higher order cognition and affective experience. This hypothesis proposes that the two hemispheres of the brain achieve balance and integration through the activation of an oscillatory circuit, allowing them to work in concert to produce a range of cognitive and serenic effects - an hemispheric dynamic. To put it simply, the two hemispheres have different strengths and abilities, and the interplay between them is essential for our experience of the world.

See also: left hemisphere, right hemisphere, corpus callosum, divided brain, split brain