Sieratzki, J;
Woll, B;
(2005)
Cerebral asymmetry: From survival strategies to social behaviour.
BEHAV BRAIN SCI
, 28
(4)
613 - 614.
10.1017/S0140525X05460100.
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Abstract
We describe a possible link between coordinated lateralised group behaviour serving species survival in lower vertebrates and a striking lateralisation phenomenon found in human social behaviour: the universal preference for cradling a young infant on the left side. Our exploration offers a different perspective on the role of cerebral asymmetry for the survival of both the individual and the species.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cerebral asymmetry: From survival strategies to social behaviour |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X05460100 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X05460100 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | INFANTS, PITCH |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/123995 |
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