Hemispheric Specialisation In Animals And Humans

A Special Issue Of "Laterality"

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  • Hardback: 168 pages
  • Published: November 1997
  • ISBN: 978-0-86377-964-0
  • Publisher: Psychology Press

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Series: Special Issues of Laterality.

Functional cerebral specialization is a phenomenon of considerable relevance not only to those investigating normal brain function, but also to scientists who study and treat clinical populations. This special issue of "Laterality" brings together contributions from researchers studying human populations and those using animal models, and includes a discussion of the important issues in the field of lateralization of function. The papers address the origins of laterality and the nature of lateralized functions in various species, as well as relations among the different forms of lateralization. Included are such topics as lateralized memory processes, early experiential effects on laterality, the genetic basis of handedness, perceptual processing in the haptic or visual domain, and learning. Comparisons between human and non-human primate findings and the implications of these findings for our understanding of the phylogenetic basis of hemispheric specialization are also emphasized.; The papers are based on presentations at two symposia that took place in August 1996: "Issues in Laterality", held at the International Congress of Psychology in Montreal; and "Laterality and Hemispheric Specialization in Primates: Brain Behavior and Evolution", held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, at the joint meetings of the "XVI Congress of the International Primatological Society" and the "XIX Conference of the American Society of Primatologists".

Table of Contents

R.J. Andrew, Left and Right Hemisphere Memory Traces: Their Formation and Fate. Evidence from Events during Memory Formation in the Chick. L. Rogers, Early Experiential Effects on Laterality. P.E. Cowell, N.S. Waters, V.H. Denenberg, The Effects of Early Environment on the Development of Functional Laterality in Morris Maze Performance. C. Deruelle, J. Fagot, Hemispheric Lateralization and Global Precedence Effects in the Processing of Visual Stimuli by Humans and Baboons (Papio papio). A. Lacreuse, D.M. Fragaszy, Manual Exploratory Procedures and Asymmetries for a Haptic Search Task: A Comparison between Capuchins (Cebus apella) and Humans. W.D. Hopkins, D.M. Rabinowitz, Manual Specialization and Tool-Use in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): The Effect of Unimanual and Bimanual Strategies on Hand Preference). J.P. Ward, C. Cantalupo, Origins and Functions of Laterality: Interactions of Motoric Systems. C. Porac, Eye Preference Patterns among Left-handed Adults. M. P. Bryden, E.A. Roy, I.C. McManus, M.B. Bulman-Fleming, On the Genetics and Measurement of Human Handedness.