Simple Summary We used to think of brains as symmetrical, functioning in the same way on
the left and right sides, but we now know that this is not so. From the small brains of insects …

Why do the left and right sides of the brain have different functions? Having a lateralized
brain, in which each hemisphere processes sensory inputs differently and carries out …

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 …

Lateralization, ie, the different functional roles played by the left and right sides of the brain,
is expressed in two main ways:(1) in single individuals, regardless of a common direction …

Humans interact with fishes in many contexts including aquaculture, scientific study and
companion animals. In all of these contexts, fish welfare can be compromised through …

It is widely acknowledged that the left and right hemispheres of human brains display both
anatomical and functional asymmetries. For more than a century, brain and behavioral …

Research on a growing number of vertebrate species has shown that the left and right sides
of the brain process information in different ways and that lateralized brain function is …

Many terrestrial group-hunters cooperate to kill prey but then compete for their share with
dominance being a strong predictor of prey division. In contrast, little is known about prey …

Social predation—the act of hunting and feeding with others—is one of the most successful
life-history traits in the animal kingdom. Although many predators hunt and feed together, a …

Behavioural lateralization, the asymmetric expression of cognitive functions, is reported to
enhance key fitness-relevant traits such as group coordination, multitasking and predator …