Functions of the Right Cerebral Hemisphere

Contents1. Visuospatial Abilities of the Right Hemisphere Introduction 'Levels' of Representation, 2 Issues of Method Analysis of Basic Perceptual Properties Vision Touch Creating and Operating on Representations Studies of Normal Subjects Studies of Patients with Cerebral Lesions Summary and Conclusions References2. The Role of the Right Hemisphere in Face Perception Introduction Evidence for Right Hemisphere Superiority Prosopagnosia Brain Damage Commissurotomy Studies Tachistoscopic Studies Evidence Against Right Hemisphere Superiority Prosopagnosia and Other Brain Disorders Tachistoscopic Studies Synthesis Model of Face Processing Emotion Perception of Emotions Discussion Acknowledgements References3. Music and the Right Hemisphere Introduction and Clinical Studies Studies of Normal Subjects Musicians and Non-musicians Hemisphericity and Music References4. Language Capabilities of the Right Hemisphere Introduction Clinical Evidence of Right Hemisphere Linguistic Abilities The Disconnected or Isolated Left and Right Hemispheres Unilateral Brain Damage and Language Functioning Evidence of Right Hemisphere Linguistic Abilities in Normals Language Comprehension and Production in the Normal Right Hemisphere Predicting Right Hemisphere Language in Normal Subjects Conclusions Acknowledgement References5. Methods for Studying Cerebral Hemisphere Function Investigations with Clinical Subjects Lesion studies Commissurotomy Hemispherectomy Intracarotoid Sodium Amytal Electroconvulsive Therapy Psychological Studies with Normal Subjects Divided Visual Field Presentation Dichotic Listening Tactile Presentation Lateral Eye Movements Perceptual Aymmetries in Free Vision Lateral Performance Asymmetries Cognitive Style and Neurosociology Physiological and Anatomical Studies in Normal Subjects Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Psychophysiological Measures Electrophysiological Variables Other Physiological and Anatomical Investigations General Issues Status of the Concept of Lateralization Cognitive models The Design of Experimental Tasks Subject Variables Response Mechanisms Conclusions References6. The Development of Right Hemisphere Abilities Introduction Questions of Research Method Latéralisation and Plasticity Visuospatial Abilities Face Recognition Auditory and Musical Abilities Language Abilities Conclusions Acknowledgements References7. The Right Hemisphere and Disorders of Reading Max Colt heart Deep Dyslexia Deep Dyslexia as Right Hemisphere Reading Derivation of phonology from print Semantic errors Visual hemifield differences in deep dyslexic reading Kanjiand Kana: visual hemifield differences Imageability/concreteness Two Difficulties for the Right Hemisphere Account of Deep Dyslexia Concrete-Word Dyslexia Letter-by-Letter Reading The Normal Reader The Deep dDslexic The Letter-by-Letter rRader Varieties of Developmental Dyslexia Concluding CommentS Acknowledgements References8. Cerebral Asymmetry and the Integrated Function of the Brain Some Misconceptions Concerning Cerebral Asymmetry A Model of Cerebral Asymmetry Cerebral Asymmetry and Processing Dynamics Cognition and the Integrated Function of the Brain From Interhemispheric Integration to Intrahemispheric Capacity: A Brief History of Split Brain Studies Beyond the Hemisphere ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index