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Each hemisphere of the brain controls the opposite side of the body. A built-in system for confusion.

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Motor and sensory pathways largely cross, so the left hemisphere controls the right side and vice versa. This “decussation” happens mainly in the brainstem/spinal cord pathways. It’s why a left-hemisphere stroke often causes right-sided weakness.

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