Lateralization in the Nervous system
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Lateralization in the Nervous system

  1. 588 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Lateralization in the Nervous system

About this book

Lateralization in the Nervous System reviews various aspects of lateralization in the nervous system, with emphasis on approaches such as the investigation of turning tendencies and electrocortical indices of hemispheric asymmetry. Experimental paradigms and outcomes that are applicable to both human and nonhuman species are highlighted. This book is comprised of 26 chapters and begins with an overview of functional lateralization in nonhuman species such as monkeys. Brain asymmetry is examined in context with other biological asymmetries in the quest for general mechanisms and principles of lateralization. The problem of inheritance, embryology, and development of asymmetry is also discussed from a variety of environmentalist and nativist perspectives. Highly suggestive invertebrate and avian models for lateralization are presented, along with the evidence for cerebral dominance and handedness in nonhuman species. Human clinical neuropsychological findings, such as the effects of unilateral cortical and thalamic lesions and the syndrome of unilateral neglect, are considered, together with asymmetries in perception and attention. This monograph will be of interest to psychologists (physiological, cognitive, developmental, and clinical), behavioral biologists, neuroscientists, neurologists, and psychiatrists, as well as to scholars and educators from the humanities and social sciences who are concerned with the nature and biological bases of left-right differences in brain, behavior, and thinking.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780123257505
eBook ISBN
9780323145138
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biophysics
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Lateralization in the Nervous System
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  6. PREFACE
  7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  9. Introductory Overview
  10. Part I: FUNCTIONAL LATERALIZATION IN NONHUMAN SPECIES
  11. Part II: THE NEOCORTICAL COMMISSURES AND INTERHEMISPHERIC RELATIONS
  12. Part III: INHERITANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LATERALITY
  13. Part IV: TURNING TENDENCIES
  14. Part V: ASYMMETRIES IN ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION
  15. Part VI: SURFACE ELECTROCORTICAL INDICATERS OF LATERALIZATION I: EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS
  16. Part VII: SURFACE ELECTROCORTICAL INDICATORS OF LATERALIZATION II: EEG
  17. PART VIII: ANATOMICAL ASYMMETRY
  18. Subject Index