Cerebral Asymmetries / Costanza. Papagno and Paul Corballis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papagno, Costanza, author.

Corballis, Paul, author.

Series:

Handbook of clinical neurology ; Volume 208.

Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series ; Volume 208

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cerebral hemispheres.

Neuropsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1144 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier B.V., [2025]

Summary:

Cerebral Asymmetries, Volume 208 summarizes research on cerebral hemispheric asymmetries and their implication for consciousness cognition, language emotion, behavior movement, and neurological disease.

Contents:

Front Cover

Cerebral Asymmetries

Copyright

In Memoriam

Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series

Foreword

Preface

Contributors

Contents

Chapter 1: Cerebral asymmetry: Historical introduction

Before Broca

Broca and the Cancel Culture

The Golden Age of Cortical Localization

Antilocalizationist Tendencies in Neurology and Psychology

Lashley and the Coalescence Between Neurology and Psychology

Donald Hebb and Brenda Milner

Roger Sperry, the Riddle of the Corpus Callosum and the Split Brain

References

Section I: Anatomic asymmetries

Chapter 2: Asymmetries in the human brain

Introduction

Asymmetries From the Cortex to Receptors

Connectional Anatomy

Connectional Asymmetries

Connectional variability

Commissural pathways

Corpus callosum

Anatomical asymmetry

Interindividual variability

Anterior commissure

Association pathways

Inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus

Uncinate fasciculus

Inferior longitudinal fasciculus

Superior longitudinal fasciculi (SLF I-III)

Medial occipital longitudinal tract

Anatomical asymmetry and interindividual variability

Middle longitudinal fasciculus

Arcuate fasciculus (frontotemporal)

Cingulum

Vertical systems

Frontal aslant tract

Vertical occipital fasciculus

Projection pathways

Fornix.

Anatomical asymmetry

Cortico-spinal tract

Optic radiation

Thalamic radiations

Accumbofrontal tract

Fronto-striatal projections

Fronto-pontine tract

U-shaped tracts

Short frontal tracts

Fronto-insular tracts (FIT 1-5)

Frontal longitudinal system (superior and inferior)

Fronto-orbito-polar and marginal tract (FOP, FMT)

Occipital U-shaped tracts

Parietal U-shaped tracts

Fronto-parietal U-shaped tracts

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Chapter 3: Latent dimensions of brain asymmetry

Dimensions of Functional Lateralization

Handedness

Language lateralization

Functional laterality beyond handedness and language

Network analysis of functional laterality

Dimensions of Structural Asymmetry

Brain torque

Global asymmetries beyond brain torque

Network analysis of structural asymmetry

Dimensional Associations Between Functional Laterality and Structural Asymmetry

Concluding Remarks and Future Directions

Chapter 4: The relationship between brain and visceral asymmetry: Evidence from situs inversus in humans

Visceral Asymmetry

Phenotypes of visceral asymmetry

Situs inversus

Heterotaxy

Cause of visceral situs anomalies

Ontogenesis of visceral asymmetry

Motile cilia at the primitive node.

Propagation of the signal to the lateral plate mesoderm and organ primordia

Brain Asymmetry

Left-right asymmetry of the neurocognitive system

Phenotypes of brain functional organization

Reversed typical functional segregation

Atypical functional segregation

Ontogenesis of brain asymmetry

Neurulation

Asymmetric development of the central nervous system

Are asymmetries of visceral and brain development related?

Atypical Brain Asymmetry in Human Visceral Situs Anomalies

Systematic review

Handedness in situs inversus

Brain functional asymmetry in situs inversus

Brain structural asymmetry in situs inversus

Discussion

Section II: Clinical

Chapter 5: Oncology: Brain asymmetries in language-relevant brain tumors

Incidence, Prevalence, and Prognosis of Brain Tumors

Types of brain tumors

Brain Tumors and Differences

Sex differences

Cognitive difference with left- and right-hemispheric tumors

Lobar differences

Techniques to Identify Tumors Affecting the Language System

Noninvasive structural and functional techniques

Invasive techniques

Language and Cognitive Profiles in Brain Tumor Patients

Gliomas

Meningiomas

Supplementary motor area syndrome and spontaneous speech

Anatomic and Functional Alterations

White matter dysfunctions and disconnections

Functional connectivity alterations due to tumor lesions

Cortical and Subcortical Areas: Functions and Tasks

Gliomas (awake surgery)

Effect of Surgery on Language/Cognitive Functions

Glioma (awake procedure)

Meningioma (asleep procedure)

Web References

Chapter 6: Cerebral asymmetries in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Cerebral asymmetry in schizophrenia: An historical overview.

Structural and functional brain asymmetry in schizophrenia

Air encephalographic studies

CT scan studies

Postmortem studies

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies

Cortical areas

Subcortical structures

White matter

Electroencephalography (EEG) studies

Asymmetry of language structures and implications for symptoms

Historical framework

Recent supporting findings: Asymmetry and the genetic load

The importance of language: An evolutionary perspective

Disrupted asymmetry and symptoms

Recent supporting findings: Asymmetry and symptoms

Conclusions

Chapter 7: Hemispheric asymmetry in neurodegenerative diseases

Asymmetry in the AD Spectrum1

Asymmetry in the FTLD-ALS Spectrum

The semantic variants

Nonfluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia

The behavioral variant

Progressive supranuclear palsy and cortico-basal syndrome

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Asymmetry in PD and Lewy Body Disease (LBD)

Section III: Consciousness/attention

Chapter 8: Interhemispheric differences in visual attention

Alerting

Orienting

Studies on brain-damaged patients

Hemispatial neglect

Unilateral extinction

Brain-imaging studies of attention networks

Cortical centers

Superior longitudinal fasciculus

Subcortical attention centers

Role of the left hemisphere in visuospatial attention

Effect of multitasking

Visuospatial bias in chronic left-hemisphere patients

The role of left and right angular gyrus in visuospatial attention and the Simon effect

Role of LH in visuospatial memory

Effects of unilateral cerebellar lesions

Effects of attention on interhemispheric transfer

Attention and category-specific cortical areas

Hemispheric differences in unconscious vs conscious attention.

Effects of emotion on hemispheric differences in visuospatial attention

Executive Functions

Conclusive Remarks

Chapter 9: Left- and right-side unilateral spatial neglect: Hemispheric differences

Unilateral spatial neglect in humans

The history of neglect

Etiology of neglect

Rare types of neglect

The Lateralization of Neglect in Brain-Damaged Animals

The Lateralization of Neglect in Brain-Damaged Children

Neglect as a Multicomponent Syndrome

Defective manifestations

Sectors of space

External space

Internal space

Spatial reference systems

Input vs output neural systems

Extinction to double simultaneous stimulation

Sensory domains: Visual, tactile, auditory, and olfactory neglect

Domain specificity

Anosognosia

Productive manifestations

The Assessment of Spatial Neglect

Peri-personal/near extra-personal space

Personal space

Activities of daily living (ADL)

Test batteries

Information technology (IT)

Left vs Right Spatial Neglect

Overall frequency and severity

Behavioral similarities and differences between left-side and right-side neglect

Extra-personal neglect

Representational neglect

Reference frames

Contralateral extinction

Neglect dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia

Anosognosia and personal neglect

Somatoparaphrenia

Anatomo-Functional Correlates of Right and Left Spatial Neglect

Damage to the right cerebral hemisphere: Left neglect

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere: Right neglect

Personal neglect

Interim conclusion

Damage to the cerebellum and the brainstem.

Hemispheric Differences in Neglect: Anatomo-Functional Models.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780443156472

0443156476

9780443156465

0443156468

OCLC:

1506749526