Sebastian Ocklenburg, Onur Güntürkün

The Lateralized Brain (eBook, ePUB)

The Neuroscience and Evolution of Hemispheric Asymmetries

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of The Lateralized Brain provides for readers a volume detailing the functional and structural differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, highlighting how the widespread use of modern neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and DTI have completely changed the way hemispheric asymmetries are currently investigated.

In this new edition, all chapters have been updated with recent advances in the field, and a new chapter on hemispheric asymmetries in development and aging has been integrated. Also featured is a new, larger section on laterality in social behavior, alongside a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, brain structure, and the role of the corpus callosum. Chapters cover functional hemispheric asymmetries in language processing, motor behavior, spatial attention, self- and face-perception, emotion processing, and social behavior. Additional topics include the ontogenesis of hemispheric asymmetries and their development over the life span, as well as sex differences and associations with clinical syndromes. This volume can be used by anyone working on hemispheric biology or in courses on hemispheric asymmetries.

• Provides a comprehensive overview about key topics in laterality research, including its history, evolutionary perspectives, the corpus callosum, and brain structure
• Includes references to key articles, books, protocols, and online resources for additional, detailed study
• Discusses classic studies that helped define the field of laterality research and presents introductory short stories (e.g. famous classic clinical cases in laterality research) as a starting point for each chapter
• Covers key concepts and methods in separate call-out boxes for quick overview
• Newly integrates a chapter on laterality in social behavior, as well as various smaller new sections covering recent advances in the field

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780323959698
• Artikelnr.: 70031821

Autorenporträt

Sebastian Ocklenburg is a post-doc in the biopsychology lab at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. Born in Duisburg, Germany, he knew since primary school that he wanted to become a scientist. After obtaining his bachelor's and master's degree in psychology, Sebastian conducted his PhD thesis on the genetics and neurophysiology of hemispheric asymmetries. For this work, he was awarded the prestigious Heinz-Heckhausen award by the German Society for Psychology. Subsequently, he worked as a post-doc in the Bergen fMRI group in Norway, before returning to Germany. Since the very beginning of his career, Sebastian holds a deep fascination with understanding how hemispheric asymmetries develop. His work focuses on answering this question using an integrative multi-method approach including techniques from neuroimaging, electrophysiology and molecular genetics. Sebastian is member of the Global Young Faculty (GYF) and the International Society for Behavioral Neuroscience (ISBN). He authored more than 60 papers on hemispheric asymmetries and other topics in international peer-reviewed journals, including top journals like Neuron or eLife.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Brain asymmetries - Two millennia of speculation, research and
discoveries 2. Evolution of asymmetries 3. The connected hemispheres - the
role of the corpus callosum for hemispheric asymmetries 4. Structural
hemispheric asymmetries 5. Language and the left hemisphere 6. Handedness
and other behavioral asymmetries 7. Spatial attention, neglect, and the
right hemisphere 8. Recognizing yourself and others - The role of the right
hemisphere for face and self-perception 9. Hemispheric asymmetries in
emotion processing and social behaviors 10. Ontogenesis of hemispheric
asymmetries 11. Hemispheric asymmetries over the lifespan: Development and
aging 12. Sex differences in hemispheric asymmetries 13. Altered
hemispheric asymmetries in neurodevelopmental, mental, and neurological
disorders