Brain asymmetry (animal)

被引:187
作者
Vallortigara, Giorgio [1 ]
Chiandetti, Cinzia [1 ]
Sovrano, Valeria Anna [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Trento, Ctr Mind Brain Sci, I-30068 Rovereto, Italy
关键词
PAW PREFERENCE; BEHAVIORAL LATERALIZATION; LANDMARK INFORMATION; EYE USE; HANDEDNESS; POPULATION; EVOLUTION; LIGHT; CORTEX; DISCRIMINATION;
D O I
10.1002/wcs.100
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Once considered a uniquely human attribute, brain asymmetry has been proved to be ubiquitous among non-human animals. A synthetic review of evidence of animal lateralization in the motor, sensory, cognitive, and affective domains is provided, together with a discussion of its development and possible biological functions. It is argued that investigation of brain asymmetry in a comparative perspective may favor the link between classical neuropsychological studies and modern developmental and evolutionary biology approaches. (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Cogn Sci 2011 2 146-157 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.100
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页码:146 / 157
页数:12
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