Left brain, right brain
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Left brain, right brain
（A series of books in psychology）
W.H. Freeman, c1993
4th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical notes (p. 335-360) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an introductory text providing the latest information on how mental functions are divided between the left and right sides of the brain. It explores asymmetry in normal, split-brain and brain-damaged cases, focusing on such key topics as left-handedness, sex differences, psychiatric illness, learning disabilities and theories of consciousness. This edition includes such recent findings as: brain anatomy and physiology as seen through new imaging techniques; biological differences in the way men and women think; and the connection between left-handedness and mortality.
Table of Contents
Early Evidence from the Clinic: The Discovery of Asymmetry. The Human Split Brain. Studying Asymmetries in the Normal Brain. Measuring the Brain and Its Activity. The Puzzle of the Left-Hander. Further Evidence from the Clinic I. Further Insights from the Clinic II. Sex and Asymmetry. Phylogeny and Ontogeny. The Role of Asymmetry in Developmental Disabilities and Psychiatric Illness. Hemisphericity, Education, and Altered States. Concluding Hypotheses and Speculations. Appendix: Functional Neuroanatomy: A Brief Review.
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