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 …

Directional hemispheric dominance has been established for numerous cognitive functions
in the human brain. Strong population biases with some functions favoring the left and …

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 …

The study of audition in fossil hominins is of great interest given its relationship with
intraspecific vocal communication. While the auditory capacities have been studied in early …

In the 2010s, significant progress has been made in several key areas of laterality research,
including neuroimaging, genetics and comparative research. In the present article, we …

The human brain is generally anatomically symmetrical, boasting mirror-like brain regions in
the left and right hemispheres. Despite this symmetry, fine-scale structural asymmetries are …

Evolution, as we currently understand it, strikes a delicate balance between animals'
ancestral history and adaptations to their current niche. Similarities between species are …

A successor to the acclaimed Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex, Understanding the
Prefrontal Cortex presents a careful study of the anatomical connections in this brain region …

Manual gestures and speech recruit a common neural network, involving Broca's area in the
left hemisphere. Such speech-gesture integration gave rise to theories on the critical role of …

Developmental and evolutionary effects on brain organization are complex, yet linked, as
evidenced by the correspondence in cortical area expansion across these vastly different …