Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

Across time and place, right hand preference has been the norm, but what is the precise
prevalence of left-and right-handedness? Frequency of left-handedness has shaped and …

The second edition of The Lateralized Brain provides for readers a volume detailing the
functional and structural differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain …

Recent large-scale neuroimaging studies suggest that most parts of the human brain show
structural differences between the left and the right hemisphere. Such structural hemispheric …

Hemispheric specialization is a fundamental feature of human brain organization. However,
it is not yet clear to what extent the lateralization of specific cognitive processes may be …

The human cerebral cortex is symmetrically organized along large-scale axes but also
presents inter-hemispheric differences in structure and function. The quantified contralateral …

In the 2010s, significant progress has been made in several key areas of laterality research,
including neuroimaging, genetics and comparative research. In the present article, we …

The lateralization of the human brain may provide clues into the pathogenesis and
progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Though differing in their presentation and …

Vertebrates exhibit striking left–right (L–R) asymmetries in the structure and position of the
internal organs. Symmetry is broken by motile cilia-generated asymmetric fluid flow …

Directional hemispheric dominance has been established for numerous cognitive functions
in the human brain. Strong population biases with some functions favoring the left and …