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Editorial Staff Of Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences (Ed.) - The Evolution of Human Handedness, Volume 1288 - 9781573319027 - V9781573319027
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The Evolution of Human Handedness, Volume 1288

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Description for The Evolution of Human Handedness, Volume 1288 Paperback. Handedness, or manual laterality of function, is thought to be both universal and unique to humans, making it a highly derived trait, based on an equally specialized neural substrate. By contrast, in various non-human species, both living and extinct, extent of lateralization varies. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBGR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 352.

Handedness, or manual laterality of function, is thought to be both universal and unique to humans, making it a highly derived trait, based on an equally specialized neural substrate. By contrast, in various non-human species, both living and extinct, extent of lateralization varies.  All known populations of living human beings apparently favor the right hand, motorically, culturally, and symbolically, thus right-handedness is species-typical, as well as species-specific. This laterality of function is correlated with asymmetry of structure, that is, neural, skeletal and muscular, for example as manifest especially in skilled movement, such as handwriting. Human brains are lop-sided, and sagitally-paired ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781573319027
SKU
V9781573319027
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About Editorial Staff Of Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences (Ed.)
Dr. William C. McGrew, Professor of Evolutionary Primatology, University of Cambridge - Biological Anthropology. Professor Dr. Wulf Schiefenhovel, Max-Planck-Society - Humanethology. Professor Linda F. Merchant, Department of Anthropology, Miami University.

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