HUMAN CEREBRAL ASYMMETRY

被引:5
作者
BRADSHAW, JL
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[1] J. L. Bradshaw is from the Department of Psychology, Monash University, Clayton
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10.1016/0166-2236(78)90080-2
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
On gross examination the two cerebral hemispheres in man appear to be symmetrical. Under more detailed examination, using the various interdisciplinary tools available to the neuroscientist, left-right asymmetries are very apparent. In this article, the functional differences between the two hemispheres are discussed with particular reference to the processing of visual or auditory information coming into the brain, and to the control of language and speech going out. © 1978.
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