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Article #488Re: Good book about left brain/right brain
From: Sir Frederick
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:38
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:38
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:59:51 -0400, r norman <r_s_norman@_comcast.net> wrote: >On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:40:52 -0700, Scott H <zinites_page@yahoo.com> >wrote: > >>In your opinion, what's the best book out there on brain function >>lateralization and the overall differences between the left and right >>hemispheres of the brain? >> >>I'm looking for something that's based on verified fact, not >>speculation. > >You should start with Michael Gazzaniga, a pioneer in split brain >studies. See his essay at > >http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/morris4/medialib/readings/split.html >and see the reading he suggests. > >See, also > >http://neuropsychological.blogspot.com/2005/08/well-worth-reading-dr-michael.html >and try to get the Nature paper cited. > >and >http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/gazzaniga/publications/publications.php > Yes, Gazzaniga is a good reference, a bit dated, as am I, but a good start. Here is a source that also hyperlinks into Gazzaniga and others : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_brain
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