Lateralized Brain Functions

Author : Lesley J. Rogers,Giorgio Vallortigara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biomedicine
ISBN : 1493967258

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Lateralized Brain Functions by Lesley J. Rogers,Giorgio Vallortigara Pdf

"This volume explores both simple and sophisticated techniques used in the study of different types of lateralization of brain and behavior. Research in this field increases our understanding of various brain functions in humans, other vertebrate species, and invertebrates. The book is divided into five parts: behavioral methods; neurobiological methods; electroencephalographic, imaging, and neuro-stimulation methods; genetic techniques; and development of lateralization. Part I addresses measuring lateralization by scoring behavior induced by inputs to one or the other side of the brain in a range of species. Part II covers neurobiological methods used to reveal lateralization, such as lesion studies, electrophysiology and pharmacology, early gene expression, and new optogenetic methods. Part III looks at imaging techniques, electroencephalographic techniques, and transcranial stimulation to reveal lateralization. Part IV describes techniques used to study the role of genes in the development and establishment of brain asymmetry in humans and other species. Lastly, Part V refers to methods used in the study of development of lateralization through the manipulation of sensory exposure, hormone levels, and in model systems. In Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your own laboratory. Cutting-edge and thorough, Lateralized Brain Function: Methods in Human and Non-Human Species is a valuable resource for investigating lateralization in a broad range of species and provides excellent advice for both new and veteran researchers." -- OCLC.

Author : Lesley J. Rogers,Giorgio Vallortigara
Publisher : Neuromethods
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1493982834

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Lateralized Brain Functions: Methods in Human and Non-Human Species by Lesley J. Rogers,Giorgio Vallortigara Pdf

Author : M Bryden
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323155427

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Laterality Functional Asymmetry in the Intact Brain by M Bryden Pdf

Laterality: Functional Asymmetry in the Intact Brain focuses on brain function and laterality as well as the various methods in assessing behavioral asymmetries, including handedness. It reviews the literature on perceptual-cognitive laterality effects in different sensory modalities, the lateralization of emotion and motor behavior, and the electrophysiological evidence. It also highlights some of the problems with the existing research and offers suggestions about the direction of future research. Organized into 17 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of cerebral asymmetry and the origins and mechanisms of lateralization. Then, it discusses the individual differences in laterality, methods and measurement used in laterality studies, and experiments on dichotic listening and auditory lateralization. The next chapters focus on the link between verbal laterality and handedness, tactual and perceptual laterality, asymmetry of motor performance, lateralization of emotional processes, and physiological measures of asymmetry. The book also introduces the handedness and its relation to cerebral function, genetics of laterality, development of cerebral lateralization, individual differences in cerebral organization, sex differences in laterality, reading- and language-related deficits, and control of the active hemisphere before concluding with a chapter discussing the experimental or strategy effects, the concept of complementary specialization, and the dichotomy between the two hemispheres of the brain. This book is a valuable resource for neuropsychologists, experimental psychologists, neurologists, and educators interested in understanding human brain function.

Author : Stevan Harnad
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323145138

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Lateralization in the Nervous system by Stevan Harnad Pdf

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.

Author : Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela Kaplan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441989130

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Comparative Vertebrate Cognition by Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela Kaplan Pdf

This book explores afresh the long-standing interest, and emphasis on, the `special' capacities of primates. Some of the recent discoveries of the higher cognitive abilities of other mammals and also birds challenge the concept that primates are special and even the view that the cognitive ability of apes is more advanced than that of nonprimate mammals and birds. It is therefore timely to ask whether primates are, in fact, special and to do so from a broad range of perspectives. Divided into five sections this book deals with topics about higher cognition and how it is manifested in different species, and also considers aspects of brain structure that might be associated with complex behavior.

Author : Sebastian Ocklenburg,Christian Beste,Onur Gunturkun, Marco Hirnstein
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9782889194117

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Lateralization and cognitive systems by Sebastian Ocklenburg,Christian Beste,Onur Gunturkun, Marco Hirnstein Pdf

Left-right asymmetries of structure and function are a common organization principle in the brains of humans and non-human vertebrates alike. While there are inherently asymmetric systems such as the human language system or the song system of songbirds, the impact of structural or functional asymmetries on perception, cognition and behavior is not necessarily limited to these systems. For example, performance in experimental paradigms that assess executive functions such as inhibition, planning or action monitoring is influenced by information processing in the bottom-up channel. Depending on the type of stimuli used, one hemisphere can be more efficient in processing than the other and these functional cerebral asymmetries have been shown to modulate the efficacy of executive functions via the bottom-up channel. We only begin to understand the complex neuronal mechanisms underlying this interaction between hemispheric asymmetries and cognitive systems. Therefore, it is the aim of this Research Topics to further elucidate how structural or functional hemispheric asymmetries modulate perception, cognition and behavior in the broadest sense.

Author : David W. Loring,Kimford J. Meador,Gregory P. Lee,Don W. King
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461228745

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Amobarbital Effects and Lateralized Brain Function by David W. Loring,Kimford J. Meador,Gregory P. Lee,Don W. King Pdf

The intracarotid amobarbital (or Amytal) procedure is commonly referred to as the Wada test in tribute to Juhn Wada, the physician who devised the technique and performed the fIrst basic animal research and clinical studies with this method. Wada testing has become an integral part of the pre operative evaluation for epilepsy surgery. Interestingly, however, Wada initially developed this method as a technique to assess language dominance in psychiatric patients in order that electroconvulsant therapy could be applied unilaterally to the non-dominant hemisphere. Epilepsy surgery has matured as a viable treatment for intractable seizures and is no longer confmed to a few major universities and medical institutes. Yet, as is increasingly clear by examining the surveys of approaches used by epilepsy surgery centers (e.g., Rausch, 1987; Snyder, Novelly, & Harris, 1990), there is not only great heterogeneity in the methods used during Wada testing to assess language and memory functions, but there also seems to be a lack of consensus regarding the theoretical assumptions, and perhaps, even the goals of this procedure.

Author : Henry Kennedy,David C. Van Essen,Yves Christen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319277776

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Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Connectomics of the Brain by Henry Kennedy,David C. Van Essen,Yves Christen Pdf

This book has brought together leading investigators who work in the new arena of brain connectomics. This includes ‘macro-connectome’ efforts to comprehensively chart long-distance pathways and functional networks; ‘micro-connectome’ efforts to identify every neuron, axon, dendrite, synapse, and glial process within restricted brain regions; and ‘meso-connectome’ efforts to systematically map both local and long-distance connections using anatomical tracers. This book highlights cutting-edge methods that can accelerate progress in elucidating static ‘hard-wired’ circuits of the brain as well as dynamic interactions that are vital for brain function. The power of connectomic approaches in characterizing abnormal circuits in the many brain disorders that afflict humankind is considered. Experts in computational neuroscience and network theory provide perspectives needed for synthesizing across different scales in space and time. Altogether, this book provides an integrated view of the challenges and opportunities in deciphering brain circuits in health and disease.

Author : Sebastian Ocklenburg,Onur Gunturkun
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128034538

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The Lateralized Brain by Sebastian Ocklenburg,Onur Gunturkun Pdf

The Lateralized Brain: The Neuroscience and Evolution of Hemispheric Asymmetries is an up-to-date teaching resource for neuroscience faculty members that teach courses concerning hemispheric asymmetries. The book provides students with all relevant information on the subject, while also giving aspiring researchers in the field an up-to-date overview of relevant, previous work. It is ideal for courses on hemispheric asymmetries, that is, the functional or structural differences between the left and the right hemispheres of the brain, and also highlights how the widespread use of modern neuroimaging techniques, such as fMRI and DTI has completely changed the way hemispheric asymmetries are currently investigated. Includes references to key articles, books, protocols and online resources for additional, detailed study Presents classic studies that helped define the field Covers key concepts and methods that are explained in separate call out boxes for quick overview Provides introductory short stories (e.g. classic clinical cases) as a starting point for each chapter

Author : Sidney J. Segalowitz
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Brain
ISBN : 0139353046

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Two Sides of the Brain by Sidney J. Segalowitz Pdf

Examines the different functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain in language, perception, intellectual skills, and behavior.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128146729

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Cerebral Lateralization and Cognition: Evolutionary and Developmental Investigations of Behavioral Biases by Anonim Pdf

Cerebral Lateralization and Cognition: Evolutionary and Developmental Investigations of Motor Biases, Volume 238, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, discusses interdisciplinary research on the influence of cerebral lateralization on cognition within an evolutionary framework. Chapters of note in this release include Evolutionary Perspectives: Visual/Motor Biases and Cognition, Manual laterality and cognition through evolution: An archeological perspective, Laterality in insects, Motor asymmetries in fish, amphibians and reptiles, Visual biases and social cognition in animals, Mother and offspring lateralized social interaction across animal species, Manual bias, personality and cognition in common marmosets and other primates, and more. Presents investigations of cognitive development in an evolutionary framework Provides a better understanding of the causal relationship between motor function and brain organization Brings clinicians and neuroscientists together to consider the relevance of motor biases as behavioral biomarkers of cognitive disorders Includes future possibilities for early detection and motor intervention therapies

Author : Andrew Young
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323159104

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Functions of the Right Cerebral Hemisphere by Andrew Young Pdf

Functions of the Right Cerebral Hemisphere discusses the studies of the different functions served by the right hemisphere in light of knowledge as well as normal and clinical studies on the subject. The book covers topics such as the visuospatial abilities of the right hemisphere; the analysis of basic perceptual properties; its creation and operation on representations; studies on the function of the right hemisphere in relation to music; and the language capabilities of the right hemisphere. Also covered in the book are the methods for studying cerebral hemispheric function; the development of right hemispheric abilities; and the relation of the right hemisphere to reading disorders. The text is recommended for neurologists who would like to know more or make a study on the right hemisphere and its functions.

Author : Sebastian Ocklenburg,Onur Güntürkün
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323959698

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The Lateralized Brain by Sebastian Ocklenburg,Onur Güntürkün Pdf

The second edition of The Lateralized Brain provides for readers a volume detailing the functional and structural differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, highlighting how the widespread use of modern neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and DTI have completely changed the way hemispheric asymmetries are currently investigated. In this new edition, all chapters have been updated with recent advances in the field, and a new chapter on hemispheric asymmetries in development and aging has been integrated. Also featured is a new, larger section on laterality in social behavior, alongside a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, brain structure, and the role of the corpus callosum. Chapters cover functional hemispheric asymmetries in language processing, motor behavior, spatial attention, self- and face-perception, emotion processing, and social behavior. Additional topics include the ontogenesis of hemispheric asymmetries and their development over the life span, as well as sex differences and associations with clinical syndromes. This volume can be used by anyone working on hemispheric biology or in courses on hemispheric asymmetries. Provides a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, the corpus callosum, and brain structure Includes references to key articles, books, protocols, and online resources for additional, detailed study Discusses classic studies that helped define the field of laterality research and presents introductory short stories (e.g. famous classic clinical cases in laterality research) as a starting point for each chapter Covers key concepts and methods in separate call-out boxes for quick overview Newly integrates a chapter on laterality in social behavior, as well as various smaller new sections covering recent advances in the field

Author : Sam Goldstein,Jack A. Naglieri
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780387775791

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Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development by Sam Goldstein,Jack A. Naglieri Pdf

This reference work breaks new ground as an electronic resource. Utterly comprehensive, it serves as a repository of knowledge in the field as well as a frequently updated conduit of new material long before it finds its way into standard textbooks.

Author : John L. Bradshaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015015518098

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Hemispheric Specialization and Psychological Function by John L. Bradshaw Pdf

The study of human laterality or cerebral asymmetry has attracted particular attention in research involving such areas as pattern recognition and language and motor skills. Brings readers up to date on the rapid progress in this area of neuropsychology. It describes the latest research on laterality in nonhuman species, going on to examine clinical, commissurotomy and normative studies of human cerebral asymmetry. Explores theoretical models of hemispheric specialization and interaction, language in the °minor° (right) hemisphere and language, tool use, dextrality and bipedalism in human evolution. Succeeding chapters discuss handedness, sex and developmental aspects, particularly individual and developmental differences in cognitive abilities. Recent popular generalizations concerning °hemisphericity° are also described.