Handedness : theories, genetics and psychology / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunham, James, 1962-

Davenport, Todd.

Series:

Neuroscience research progress.

Neuroscience research progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Left- and right-handedness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handedness is an attribute of humans defined by their unequal distribution of fine motor skill between the left and right hands. A minority of people are equally skilled with both hands, and are termed ambidextrous. This book presents current research in the study of handedness, including the significance of knot-tying habits in handedness research and forensic science; manual laterality and hemispheric specialization for language; handedness and mental rotation; handedness and achievement in sports and handedness of children determines preferential facial and eye movements.

Contents:

Intro

HANDEDNESS: THEORIES, GENETICS AND PSYCHOLOGY

Contents

Preface

The Significance of Knot-tying Habits in Handedness Research and Forensic Science

Abstract

Introduction

Some Preliminaries: Knot Nomenclature and Concepts

Manual Laterality: Historical Perspectives

Anthropological and Historical Overview

Early Theories

Structural Asymmetry

Positional Asymmetry

Pathological Left-Handedness

Cultural Conditioning

Hand Posture in Writing

Genetics and Heredity versus Environmental Theories

Developmental Psychology and Learning Implications

Neurological, Molecular and Brain-Scan Research

Recent Research

The Challenge of Measuring Handedness

Investigations of Knot-Tying Habits

Researching Knot-Tying Behaviour

Forensic Science Applications

Linking Knot-Tying Habits to Handedness: Speculations and Further Research

Conclusion

References

A Brief History of Handedness Research

Genetics and Heredityversus Environmental Theories

Manual Laterality and Hemispheric Specialization for Language: A Review from Ancient Theories to Current Facts

I. Exploring the Relation between Handedness and Hemispheric Specialization for Language

II. Methodological Issues: Definition and Assessment of Handedness, Manual Specialization, and Cerebral Specialization

III. Gender and Handedness

IV. Developmental Aspects in Handedness and Cerebral Specialization.

V. Pathology Related Issues

Handedness and Mental Rotation

Mental Rotation Task of Three-dimensional Objects

Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Three-dimensional Objects

Mental Rotation Task of Hand Pictures

Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Hand Pictures

Clinical Applicability of Mental Rotation Tasks

Left, Right, Hand `n Space

1. Introduction

2. Method

2.1. Participants

2.2. Materials and Procedures

3. Results

3.1. Hand Preference

3.2. Finger Tapping

3.2.1. Uni-manual Performance

3.2.2. Bimanual Performance

Discussion

Acknowledgment

Electrostimulation Mapping and Language Lateralization in the Right Hemisphere

Abbreviations

Methods

Patients

Pre- and Postoperative Assessments

Stimulation Mapping

Results

Handedness

Stimulation Maps

Relationship between Handedness and Stimulation Maps

Postoperative Assessments

Handedness, Functional Imaging, and Language Lateralization

Handedness and Stimulation Mapping Studies of the Right Hemisphere

Stimulation Mapping Studies of the Right "Nondominant" Hemisphere

Limitations

Handedness, Achievement in Sport and Boxing*

Handedness and Motor Abilities

Hand Preference and Hand Skill

Left-Handedness and Success in Sport

Left-Handedness and Boxing

Handedness of Children Determines Preferential Facial and Eye Movements Related to Hemispheric Specialization*

Background

Subjects

Procedures

Statistical Analysis

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-518-6

OCLC:

834143284