Human Laterality
Author | : Michael C. Corballis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1983 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015005137412 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Human Laterality presents the main facts of human laterality as they are known. Drawing on evidence from normal, intact human beings and neurological patients, along with material on asymmetries in other species, this book traces the development of laterality, its evolution, and inheritance. This text also reviews the literature on the relation between laterality and developmental disorders of speech and language, including dyslexia, stuttering, and dysphasia. This book is organized into nine chapters and begins with an overview of the development of knowledge and ideas about laterality over t ...