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Divided Brains: The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries
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This chapter discusses the development of causation and its applications in science, as well as some of the theories and applications currently in use.Abstract:
List of illustrations Preface 1. Introduction 2. Function 3. Evolution 4. Development 5. Causation 6. Applications and future directions References Index.read more
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Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language
Bennett A. Shaywitz,Sally E. Shaywitz,Kenneth R. Pugh,Robert Todd Constable,Pawel Skudlarski,Robert K. Fulbright,Richard A. Bronen,Jack M. Fletcher,D.P. Shankweiler,Leonard Katz,John C. Gore +10 more
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that brain activation in males is lateralized to the left inferior frontal gyrus regions; in females the pattern of activation is very different, engaging more diffuse neural systems that involve both the left and right inferior frontal cortex.
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Gestural Gab@@@From Hand to Mouth: The Origins of Language
TL;DR: The author explains why language is important to us and explains how language can help us understand one another.
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Interoception, homeostatic emotions and sympathovagal balance.
Irina A. Strigo,A.D. (Bud) Craig +1 more
TL;DR: The neuroanatomical architecture of interoception provides deep insight into the functional organization of all emotional feelings and behaviours in humans.
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Left Brain, Right Brain: Facts and Fantasies
TL;DR: It is discussed in this essay how the asymmetry of the brain raises questions about genetics, evolution, language, and educational and psychological disabilities; but beware of exaggerated claims of left brain/right brain polarities.
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Brain and behavioral lateralization in invertebrates
TL;DR: A series of studies on antennal asymmetries in honeybees and other related species of bees are presented, showing how insects may be extremely useful to test the evolutionary hypothesis of lateralization at the population level.
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The assessment and analysis of handedness: The Edinburgh inventory
TL;DR: An inventory of 20 items with a set of instructions and response- and computational-conventions is proposed and the results obtained from a young adult population numbering some 1100 individuals are reported.
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The Brain's Default Network Anatomy, Function, and Relevance to Disease
TL;DR: Past observations are synthesized to provide strong evidence that the default network is a specific, anatomically defined brain system preferentially active when individuals are not focused on the external environment, and for understanding mental disorders including autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease.
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Functional connectivity in the resting brain: A network analysis of the default mode hypothesis
TL;DR: This study constitutes, to the knowledge, the first resting-state connectivity analysis of the default mode and provides the most compelling evidence to date for the existence of a cohesive default mode network.
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How do you feel--now? The anterior insula and human awareness.
TL;DR: New findings suggest a fundamental role for the AIC (and the von Economo neurons it contains) in awareness, and thus it needs to be considered as a potential neural correlate of consciousness.
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The adolescent brain and age-related behavioral manifestations
TL;DR: Developmental changes in prefrontal cortex and limbic brain regions of adolescents across a variety of species, alterations that include an apparent shift in the balance between mesocortical and mesolimbic dopamine systems likely contribute to the unique characteristics of adolescence.