Neuropsychology of Left-Handedness (Perspectives in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics)

Neuropsychology of Left-Handedness focuses on the neurological imperative and unique brain organization of left-handers. This book is organized into two parts. Part I analyzes ideas about the origins of left-handedness, such as possible genetic mechanisms, manner in which asymmetries may occur during the first cell cleavages following fertilization, handedness of twins, and possibility that some left-handedness may be due to environmental or even pathological influences. The second part is devoted to a variety of investigations of asymmetric hemisphere specialization in right- and left-handers. The different groups of left-handers, which includes male and female, strong left-preferrers and ambidexters, familial and non-familial lefthanders, and those who prefer an “inverted” position for writing as opposed to a “non-inverted” position, are also identified. This publication is a good reference for medical practitioners and specialists interested in the neuropsychology of left-handedness. Content: PERSPECTIVES IN NEUROLINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages xi-xii Preface , Pages xiii-xiv 1 - Left-Handedness: Early Theories, Facts, and Fancies , Pages 3-78 , LAUREN JULIUS HARRIS 2 - Neuroanatomical Asymmetry in Left-Handers: A Review and Implications for Functional Asymmetry , Pages 79-113 , SANDRA F. WITELSON 3 - The Sinistral Blastocyst: An Embryologic Perspective on the Development of Brain-Function Asymmetries , Pages 115-137 , CHARLES E. BOKLAGE 4 - Left-Handedness in Twins: Implications for the Mechanisms Underlying Cerebral Asymmetry of Function , Pages 139-158 , SALLY P. SPRINGER, ALAN SEARLEMAN 5 - Is Left-Handedness Genetically Determined? , Pages 159-176 , MICHAEL C. CORBALLIS 6 - A Model for the Ontogeny of Cerebral Organization in Non-Right-Handers , Pages 177-185 , MARCEL KINSBOURNE 7 - Incidence of Aphasia in Left-Handers: A Test of Some Hypothetical Models of Cerebral Speech Organization , Pages 189-198 , PAUL SATZ 8 - Individual Differences in Psychoneurological Organization , Pages 199-210 , JERRE LEVY, RUBEN C. GUR 9 - Handedness and Individual Differences in Hemispheric Activation , Pages 211-231 , RUBEN C. GUR, RAQUEL E. GUR 10 - Two Hands, Two Brains, Two Sexes , Pages 233-260 , JEANNINE HERRON 11 - Handedness and Memory for Tonal Pitch , Pages 263-271 , DIANA DEUTSCH 12 - Handedness in Artists , Pages 273-279 , CAROLYN J. MEBERT, GEORGE F. MICHEL 13 - Cognitive Deficit and Left-Handedness: A Cautionary Note , Pages 281-292 , JAMES M. SWANSON, MARCEL KINSBOURNE, JOSEPH M. HORN 14 - Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Abilities and Hemispheric Specialization , Pages 293-302 , KATHERINE M. KOCEL 15 - Which Hand Is the “Eye” of the Blind?—A New Look at an Old Question , Pages 303-329 , LAUREN JULIUS HARRIS 16 - Tactile Learning, Handedness, and Reading Disability , Pages 331-351 , HELEN SHANER SCHEVILL Index , Pages 353-357