laterality

An explanation of the distance between man and ape.

Describes research in brain assymetry and brain-behavior relationships, drawing from normal, split-brain, and brain-damaged cases to discuss such topics as left-handedness, sex differences, psychiatric illness, learning disabilities, and theories of consciousness.

Introduces the concept of left and right through a series of photographs, in which locating the objects becomes increasingly challenging.

Examines the history of the concept that the two sides of the brain control different functions; examines how, when, where, and in whom the differences exist; considers modern research that overturns the original ideas about how the hemispheres cooperate; and offers a future-oriented view about the role of the right hemisphere.