Cerebral lateralization in nonhuman species
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Cerebral lateralization in nonhuman species
（Behavioral biology）
Academic Press, 1985
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Cerebral Lateralization in Nonhuman Species explores brain asymmetries in animals and the extent to which such asymmetries relate, in an evolutionary and clinical sense, to the pervasive asymmetries that characterize the human brain. Topics covered include cerebral lateralization in birds, rats, and nonhuman primates; the inheritance of direction and degree of asymmetry in the brain; the morphology of rat forebrain; and variation in the pattern of behavioral and brain asymmetries due to sex differences. Comprised of 11 chapters, this book opens with a historical overview of research into the cerebral lateralization of structures and functions in nonhuman species. The discussion then turns to lateralization of vocal control in songbirds and lateralization of several behaviors in domestic chicks. The inheritance of direction and degree of asymmetry is also considered, along with the morphology of rat forebrains. The following chapters focus on asymmetries in anatomy and pathology in the rodent brain; the link between brain lateralization and behavioral functions; and how early experiences can induce laterality. The final chapter analyzes the implications of brain asymmetries for evolution, genetics, and clinical syndromes. This monograph will be a useful resource for students, neuroscientists, clinicians, and other practitioners in fields ranging from psychobiology and psychology to anatomical sciences, neurobiology, neurochemistry, and genetics.
Table of Contents
- Contributors Preface 1. Cerebral Lateralization: Historical Note on Animal Studies I. Introduction II. Asymmetries in Nonhuman Species III. Concluding Remarks References 2. Cerebral Lateralization in Birds I. Introduction II. Asymmetric Control of Vocalizations in Passerine Birds III. Asymmetries in Neural Development in Domestic Chicks IV. Summary and Conclusions References 3. On the Inheritance of Direction and Degree of Asymmetry I. Introduction II. Studies of Handedness in Inbred Mice III. Selection for the Degree of Lateralization IV. Associated Characters V. On Animal Models, Genetics, and Asymmetry Gradients VI. Extrapolations and Speculations References 4. Rat Forebrain Morphology: Right-Left
- Male-Female
- Young-Old
- Enriched-Impoverished I. Introduction II. Cerebral Cortical Thickness III. Hippocampal Thickness IV. Amygdaloid Nucleus Area V. Corpus Striatum Area VI. Summary References 5. Asymmetries in Anatomy and Pathology in the Rodent Brain I. Introduction II. Neuroanatomical Asymmetry III. Volume Asymmetries in the Rat Brain IV. Relationship between Anatomical and Functional Asymmetry V. Developmental Pathology of Asymmetry References 6. Hemispheric Laterality, Behavioral Asymmetry, and the Effects of Early Experience in Rats I. Introduction II. Lateralization of Affective Behavior III. Lateralization of Spatial Processes IV. Lateralization of Postural Asymmetry V. Interhemispheric Coupling VI. Central Mechanisms VII. Summary References 7. Lateralized Behavioral and Neurochemical Consequences of Unilateral Brain Injury in Rats I. Background II. Behavioral and Neurochemical Asymmetry Induced by Cerebral Infarction III. Effect of Lesion Etiology on Behavior and Neurochemistry IV. Effect of Lesion Location on Behavioral and Neurochemical Asymmetries V. Role of Catecholaminergic Neurons in Behavioral Asymmetry VI. Role of Noncatecholaminergic Neurons in Behavioral Asymmetry VII. Conclusions and Possible Mechanisms of Lateralized Spontaneous Hyperactivity References 8. Functional and Neurochemical Mechanisms of Cerebral Lateralization in Rats I. Introduction: Sidedness and Circling II. Dopaminergic Asymmetry and Striatal Function III. Multiple Asymmetries and Multiple Functions IV. Prenatal Determinants of Left-Right Bias V. Lateralization of Reward Mechanisms VI. Similar Asymmetries in Different Species: Rat and Human Brains Compared References 9. Variation in the Pattern of Behavioral and Brain Asymmetries Due to Sex Differences I. Introduction II. Sex Differences in Behavioral and Brain Asymmetries in Nonhuman Mammals III. Conclusions References 10. Asymmetries of the Brains and Skulls of Nonhuman Primates I. Asymmetries of the Frontal Lobes II. Sulci III. Asymmetries of the Tempoparietal Regions IV. Superior Temporal Gyms V. Height of the End of the Sylvian Fissure VI. Superior Temporal Sulcus (STS) VII. Asymmetries in the Shape of the Brain VIII. Venous Asymmetries IX. Summary References 11. Implications for Evolution, Genetics, and Clinical Syndromes I. Implications of Asymmetries in Nonhuman Species II. Dominance in Historical Perspective III. The Emergence of a Biological Approach to Dominance IV. Implications for Human Clinical Syndromes V. Implications of Pharmacological Asymmetry VI. Implications for Genetics VII. Implications for Handedness VIII. Some Further Implications IX. Biological Associations of Laterality X. Implications for "Exclusively Human" Functions XI. Final Comment References Index
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