Lateralized Brain Functions: Methods in Human and Non-Human Species

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Preface...

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Part I Behavioral Methods

1. Tachistoscopic Viewing and Dichotic ListeningSebastian Ocklenburg
2. Split-Brain Human SubjectsMara Fabri, Nicoletta Foschi, Chiara Pierpaoli, and Gabriele Polonara
3. Eye and Ear PreferencesLesley J. Rogers
4. Olfactory LateralizationMarcello Siniscalchi
5. Hand, Limb and Other Motor PreferencesGillian S. Forrester
6. Lateralization in InvertebratesElisa Frasnelli
Part II Neurobiological Methods
7. Unilateral LesionsMartina Manns
8. Pharmacological Agents and Electrophysiological TechniquesBrian McCabe
9. Tract Tracing and Histological TechniquesFelix St?ckens and Onur G?nt?rk?n
10. Brain Mapping Using the Immediate Early Gene ZenkTadd B. Patton, Ahmet K. Uysal, S. Leilani Kellogg, and Toru Shimizu
11. Optogenetic Methods to Study Lateralized Synaptic FunctionMohamady El-Gaby, Michael M. Kohl, and Ole Paulsen
Part III Electroencephalographic, Imaging and Neuro-Stimulation Methods
12. Transcranial Magnetic StimulationLuigi Cattaneo
13. Electroencephalographic Asymmetries in Human CognitionVeronica Mazza and Silvia Pagano
14. Non-Invasive Imaging Technologies in PrimatesWilliam D. Hopkins and Kimberley A. Phillips
15. Imaging Techniques in InsectsMarco Paoli, Mara Andrione, and Albrecht Haase
Part IV Genetic Techniques
16. Genetics of Human Handedness and LateralitySilvia Paracchini and Tom Scerri
17. Genetic and Transgenic Approaches to Study Zebrafish Brain Asymmetry and Lateralized BehaviorErik R. Dubou? and Marnie Halpern
18. Methods to Study Nervous System Laterality in the Caenorhabditis elegans Model SystemBerta Vidal and Oliver Hobert
Part V Development of Lateralization
19. Manipulation of Strength of Cerebral Lateralization via Embryonic Light Stimulation in BirdsCinzia Chiandetti
20. Effects of Steroid HormonesTess Beking, Reint H. Geuze and Ton G.G. Groothuis
21. Reversals of Bodies, Brains and BehaviorDouglas J. Blackiston and Michael Levin

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493982834
• ISBN13: 9781493982837
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 710 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"