Brain Asymmetry of Structure and/or Function
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2017) | Viewed by 83007
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lateralization of brain and behaviour in vertebrates and invertebrates; development of lateralization; evolution of lateralization; function of brain asymmetry; communication in birds and primates
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Dear Colleagues,
Left–right asymmetry is an important characteristic of the brain, as we now know from studies of many vertebrate species and, more recently, from studies of invertebrates. The commonality of this feature of the brain suggests that it affords all, or many, brains advantages in cognitive processing by, for example, allowing parallel and different processing of inputs on each side of the brain and by each side controlling different sets of outputs.
In some species, asymmetry of brain structure is clearly evident, as long known to be the case in humans, whereas, in other species, structural asymmetries are less obvious or not, as of yet, known to be present even though behavioural asymmetries are observable.
Research on asymmetry in a broad range of species, including humans, will be considered for this Special Issue and the focus of contributions may be on behavioural lateralization, asymmetries in anatomy or neural organisation, role of genes, hormones and environmental factors in the expression of lateralization and the likely advantages or disadvantages of having brain asymmetry. Furthermore, papers on factors influencing the development of brain asymmetry will be particularly relevant, and so will papers on the evolution of brain asymmetry. Reports of research findings on brain asymmetry, reviews and theoretical discussions of the role of asymmetry will be acceptable contributions.
Prof. Lesley J. Rogers
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional brain asymmetry
- structural brain asymmetry
- gene expression
- environmental influences
- hormonal influences
- development
- advantages
- disadvantages
- evolution
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