The evolution of brain lateralization: A game-theoretical analysis of population structure

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1541, 2004, Pages 853-857

  Ghirlanda, Stefano ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain asymmetry; Cerebral lateralization; Evolutionarily stable strategy; Hemispheres; Laterality; Theory of games

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GAME THEORY; NEUROLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN FUNCTION; EVOLUTION; GAME; HEMISPHERE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; THEORETICAL STUDY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842855344     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2669     Document Type: Article

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