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Handedness : theories, genetics, and psychology /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2012]
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| Colección: | Neuroscience research progress.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- HANDEDNESS: THEORIES, GENETICS AND PSYCHOLOGY ; HANDEDNESS: THEORIES, GENETICS AND PSYCHOLOGY ; Contents; Preface; The Significance of Knot-tying Habits in Handedness Research and Forensic Science; Abstract; Introduction; Some Preliminaries: Knot Nomenclature and Concepts; Manual Laterality: Historical Perspectives; Anthropological and Historical Overview; Early Theories; Structural Asymmetry; Positional Asymmetry; Pathological Left-Handedness; Cultural Conditioning; Hand Posture in Writing; Genetics and Heredity versus Environmental Theories.
- Developmental Psychology and Learning ImplicationsNeurological, Molecular and Brain-Scan Research; Recent Research; The Challenge of Measuring Handedness; Investigations of Knot-Tying Habits; Researching Knot-Tying Behaviour; Forensic Science Applications; Linking Knot-Tying Habits to Handedness: Speculations and Further Research; Conclusion; References; A Brief History of Handedness Research; Abstract; Anthropological and Historical Overview; Early Theories; Structural Asymmetry; Positional Asymmetry; Pathological Left-Handedness; Cultural Conditioning; Hand Posture in Writing.
- Genetics and Heredityversus Environmental TheoriesDevelopmental Psychology and Learning Implications; The Challenge of Measuring Handedness; Recent Research; References; Manual Laterality and Hemispheric Specialization for Language: A Review from Ancient Theories to Current Facts; Abstract; Introduction; I. Exploring the Relation between Handedness and Hemispheric Specialization for Language; II. Methodological Issues: Definition and Assessment of Handedness, Manual Specialization, and Cerebral Specialization; III. Gender and Handedness.
- IV. Developmental Aspects in Handedness and Cerebral SpecializationV. Pathology Related Issues; Conclusion; References; Handedness and Mental Rotation; Abstract; Introduction; Mental Rotation Task of Three-dimensional Objects; Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Three-dimensional Objects; Mental Rotation Task of Hand Pictures; Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Hand Pictures; Clinical Applicability of Mental Rotation Tasks; References; Left, Right, Hand ǹ Space; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 2.1. Participants; 2.2. Materials and Procedures.
- 3. Results3.1. Hand Preference; 3.2. Finger Tapping; 3.2.1. Uni-manual Performance; 3.2.2. Bimanual Performance; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Electrostimulation Mapping and Language Lateralization in the Right Hemisphere; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Methods; Patients; Pre- and Postoperative Assessments; Stimulation Mapping; Results; Handedness; Stimulation Maps; Relationship between Handedness and Stimulation Maps; Postoperative Assessments; Discussion; Handedness, Functional Imaging, and Language Lateralization.