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This is an introductory text providing the latest information on how mental functions are divided between the left and right sides of the brain. It explores asymmetry in normal, split-brain and brain-damaged cases, focusing on such key topics as left-handedness, sex differences, psychiatric illness, learning disabilities and theories of consciousness. This edition includes such recent findings as: brain anatomy and physiology as seen through new imaging techniques; biological differences in the way men and women think; and the connection between left-handedness and mortality.
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Binding: Paperback Edition: 2nd Label: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd Manufacturer: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd Publication Date: 1985-03 Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd Studio: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd |