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8994196

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Cerebral asymmetry of cognitive processing of stimulus information is commonly viewed as a neocortical phenomenon. However, a number of lines of evidence give innate asymmetry of brainstem motivating systems, which anticipate experience, a key role. Spontaneous asymmetries of gesture and emotion can be observed in infants, who entirely lack language and visuo-constructive skills. Motives for communication in early life may direct subsequent development of complementary cognitive systems in left and right hemispheres. In split-brain monkeys, lateralized motive sets, intentions for manipulation by one hand, can determine which hemisphere will see and learn. Evolutionary antecedents of cerebral asymmetry appear to affect motivation, social signalling and bimanual coordination, with secondary effect in perceptual processing and learning. The hemispheres of adult humans differ in links with neurochemical system that regulate motor initiatives, exploration and attention, and the approach/withdrawal balance in social encounters. Asymmetries in emotional and communicative behaviour in infancy support evidence that an Intrinsic Motive Formation emerging in the embryo human brain stem regulates asymmetries in development and in functioning of the cerebral cortex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0149-7634
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
571-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Lateral asymmetries in infancy: implications for the development of the hemispheres.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review