Possible evolutionary origins of cognitive brain lateralization

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 164-175

  Vallortigara, G ^a   Rogers, L J ^b   Bisazza, A ^c  

^a Anim Cogn Compar Neurosci L ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal asymmetry; Animal lateralization; Brain asymmetry; Cerebral lateralization; Cerebral specialisation; Evolution of lateralization; Handedness; Hemispheric specialisation; Left hemisphere; Right hemisphere

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; EYE MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HEAD POSITION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS;

EID: 0032872524     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00012-0     Document Type: Review

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