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. Ed(S): Csermely, Davide; Regolin, Lucia - Behavioral Lateralization in Vertebrates - 9783642444807 - V9783642444807
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Behavioral Lateralization in Vertebrates

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Description for Behavioral Lateralization in Vertebrates Paperback. This book explores the emergence and adaptive function of lateralization in a wide range of vertebrate taxa, from its effects on fishes, to lizard behavior, to social learning in chicks, to manual lateralization (handedness) in humans and apes. Editor(s): Csermely, Davide; Regolin, Lucia. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.

Functional lateralization in the human brain was first identified in the classic observations by Broca in the 19th century. Only one hundred years later, however, research on this topic began anew, discovering that humans share brain lateralization not only with other mammals, but with other vertebrates and even invertebrates. Studies on lateralization have also received considerable attention in recent years due to their important evolutionary implications, becoming an important and flourishing field of investigation worldwide among ethnologists and psychologists.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642444807
SKU
V9783642444807
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