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Rogers; Andrew

 
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Sinopsis

This book takes a comparative approach to brain lateralization. It examines lower vertebrates, birds, non-primate mammals, and primates, including humans, highlighting model systems that elucidate the function, causes, development and evolution of lateralization. Topics include the evolution, development and cognitive dimensions of lateralization, and its role in memory.

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Lesley J. Rogers is Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour, University of New England, Armidale, Australia. A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, she has made outstanding contributions to understanding brain development and behaviour, including the discovery of lateralization in the chick forebrain at a time when lateralization was thought to be unique to humans. Her publications, numbering over 450, include 16 books and over 200 scientific papers and book chapters, mainly in the field of brain and behaviour with a focus on development and lateralization. She has received a number of awards for excellence in research, including a Special Investigator Award from the Australian Research Council, an Australian Centenary Medal, and the Clarke Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales.

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