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Hemispheric asymmetry is one of the basic aspects of
perception and cognitive processing. The different functions of
the left and right hemispheres of the brain have been studied
with renewed interest in recent years, as scholars explore
applications to new areas, new measuring techniques, and new
theoretical approaches. This volume provides a comprehensive
view of the latest research in brain asymmetry, offering not
only recent empirical and clinical findings but also a coherent
theoretical approach to the subject.
In chapters that report on the field at levels from the
molecular to the clinical, leading researchers address such
topics as the evolution and genetics of brain asymmetry; animal
models; findings from structural and functional neuroimaging
techniques and research; sex differences and hormonal effects;
sleep asymmetry; cognitive asymmetry in visual and auditory
perception; and auditory laterality and speech perception,
memory, and asymmetry in the context of developmental,
neurological, and psychiatric disorders.
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