Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

The brains of humans and other animals are asymmetrically organized, but we still know
little about the ontogenetic and neural fundaments of lateralizations. Here, we review the …

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 …

Genetic and environmental factors control morphological and functional differences between
the two sides of the nervous system. Neural asymmetries are proposed to have important …

Birds are excellent model organisms to study perceptual categorization and concept
formation. The renewed focus on avian neuroscience has sparked an explosion of new data …

Here, we review evidence of unlearned predispositions to orient toward visual and auditory
cues associated with the presence of animate creatures. We concentrate on studies on …

The dominance of one hemisphere for cognitive operations and decision making may be an
efficient mechanism solving interhemispheric conflicts. To understand the ecological …

Vertebrate brains display physiological and anatomical left-right differences, which are
related to hemispheric dominances for specific functions. Functional lateralizations likely rely …

Sensory stimulation during the prenatal period has been argued to be a main factor in
establishing asymmetry in the vertebrate brain. However, though largely studied in behavior …

Since the ground-breaking discovery that in-egg light exposure triggers the emergence of
visual lateralisation, domestic chicks became a crucial model for research on the interaction …