Hemispheric Asymmetry: What's Right and What's Left (PERSPECTIVES ON COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE)

Hellige, Joseph B.

ISBN 10: 0674387309 / ISBN 13: 9780674387300

Published by Harvard University Press, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hemispheric Asymmetry: What's Right and What's Left (PERSPECTIVES ON COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674387309
• ISBN 13: 9780674387300
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 26 ounces

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Synopsis

Is "right-brain" thought essentially creative, and "left-brain" strictly logical? Joseph B. Hellige argues that this view is far too simplistic. Surveying extensive data in the field of cognitive science, he disentangles scientific facts from popular assumptions about the brain's two hemispheres.

In Hemispheric Asymmetry, Hellige explains that the "right brain" and "left brain" are actually components of a much larger cognitive system encompassing cortical and subcortical structures, all of which interact to produce unity of thought and action. He further explores questions of whether hemispheric asymmetry is unique to humans, and how it might have evolved. This book is a valuable overview of hemispheric asymmetry and its evolutionary precedents.

About the Author

Joseph B. Hellige is Professor of Psychology and Vice Provost for Academic Programs, University of Southern California.