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Causal relations between asymmetries at the individual level?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

Rebecca G. Reason*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455http://levels.psych.umn.edu
David R. Andresen*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305
Chad J. Marsolek*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455http://levels.psych.umn.edu

Abstract

Studies with humans have failed to produce evidence that any direct causal relation exists between the asymmetry of one function in an individual and the asymmetry of a different function in that individual. Without such evidence, factors external to an individual’s nervous system, such as social interactions, may play crucial roles in explaining the directions of all asymmetries at all levels.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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