Verbal communication does not rely only on the simple perception of auditory signals. It is
rather a parallel and integrative processing of linguistic and non-linguistic information …

Lateralizations of brain structure and motor behavior have been observed in humans as
early as the first trimester of gestation, and are likely to arise from asymmetrical genetic …

The pioneer works of Marc Dax and Paul Broca on the association between left hemisphere
injuries and speech impairments, revealed one of the most intriguing properties of the brain …

Purpose A fundamental feature in interpreting gross or neuroimaging brain anatomy is
reliance on an assumed high degree of morphologic symmetry in bilateral hemispheres …

The left and right rodent hippocampi exhibit striking lateralization in some of the very neural
substrates considered to be critical for hippocampal cognitive function. Despite this, there is …

Brain asymmetry is a conserved feature in vertebrates. The dorsal diencephalic habenular
complex shows conspicuous structural and functional asymmetries in a wide range of …

Despite their gross morphological symmetry, animal nervous systems can perceive and
process information in a left/right asymmetric manner. How left/right asymmetric functional …

Highlights•Dorsal habenula experience-dependently modulates innate fear
response.•Ventral habenula is indispensable for adaptive learning of active …

The study of brain and behavioral lateralization in so-called “lower vertebrates”(fish,
amphibians, and reptiles) has received increasing attention in the last years, in an attempt to …

The brain is inherently asymmetrical. How that attribute, manifest both structurally
(volumetric, cytological, molecular) as well as functionally, relates to cognitive function, is not …