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cerebral asymmetry: from survival strategies to social behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

jechil sieratzki  and
bencie woll
jechil sieratzki
Affiliation:
human communication science, university college london, london wc1n 1pf, united kingdom
bencie woll
Affiliation:
language and communication science, city university london, london ec1v 0hb, united kingdomsieratzki@vff.uni-frankfurt.de http://www.city.ac.uk/lcs/deafstud_resgroup_research.htm
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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
open peer commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , August 2005 , pp. 613 - 614
Copyright
2005 cambridge university press

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