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

The human nervous system consists of seemingly symmetric left and right halves. However,
closer observation of the brain reveals anatomical and functional lateralization. Defects in …

Popular culture, from movies, advertising, to self-help books, is captivated by left-brain/right-
brain differences and how these might influence our personalities, moods, and capabilities …

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 …

Our goal in this chapter is to provide a concise introduction to the study of left–right
asymmetries in brain and behavior from a comparative perspective. We consider evidence …

Evidence of left–right asymmetries in invertebrates has begun to emerge, suggesting that
lateralization of the nervous system may be a feature of simpler brains as well as more …

Brain asymmetries are thought to increase neural processing capacity and to prevent
interhemispheric conflict. In order to develop asymmetrically, neurons must be specified …

Traditionally, only humans were thought to exhibit brain and behavioral asymmetries, but
several studies have revealed that most vertebrates are also lateralized. Recently, evidence …

Left-Right (LR) asymmetry of the nervous system is widespread across animals and is
thought to be important for cognition and behaviour. But in contrast to visceral organ …

Although the overall architecture of the nervous system of most animals shows a large
degree of bilateral symmetry, there are striking patterns of left–right (L–R) asymmetry in the …