Left Versus Right Asymmetries of Brain and Behaviour

• Main Author: Rogers, B.Sc.(Hons), D.Phil., D.Sc., FAA, Lesley (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Psychology; spider monkey; zebra finch; starlings; frequency-dependent selection; monocular viewing; welfare; climate change; song; development; social behavior; social interactions; physiology; predator inspection; scale-eater; vision; reaction time; cross-predation; auditory perception; dog; eye preference; brain asymmetry; asymmetry of brain function; paw preference; songbirds; shelter; hemisphere differences; hemispheric interactions; population-level; birds; color discrimination; laterality; general pattern of lateralisation; lateralised behaviour; individual-level; lateral dimorphism; temperature; social interaction; behavior; ESS; social networks; evolution; Campbell's monkeys; hemispheric specialisation; lateralization; elasmobranchs; Perissodus; attention; risk
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book is a collection of papers written by leaders in the field of lateralized brain function and behaviour in non-human animals. The papers cover the asymmetry of brain mechanisms and behaviour in a wide range of both vertebrate and invertebrate species. Each paper focuses on one of the followi...