One example of ______ is the differences between hemispheres in the areas underlying language function. This example refers to lateralization. Lateralization is the specialization of certain functions in one hemisphere of the brain over the other. Specifically, language functions like grammar, vocabulary, and literal meaning are predominantly lateralized to the left hemisphere in most individuals. The left hemisphere encodes meanings of words more abstractly and categorically, while the right hemisphere processes word forms and broader semantic meanings more holistically. This hemispheric specialization illustrates lateralization in brain function related to language.