The Brain Code: Mechanisms of Information Transfer and the Role of the Corpus Callosum

ISBN-13: 9781138591516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 272 str.

Norman D. Cook

Opis

Originally published in 1986, this title demonstrates how popular topics within psychology at the time, such as laterality, hemisphere differences and the psychology of left and right, are central to further progress in understanding the human brain.

Spis treści

Lists of Tables and Figures.  Acknowledgements.  Preface: What is the ‘Brain Code’?  1. Introduction  2. Brain Structures Involved in Interhemispheric Communication  3. Functions of the Corpus Callosum  4. Neuropsychological Implications of Callosal Function  5. Major Themes of Cerebral Laterality  6. Relevant Animal Experiments  7. A Theoretical Framework for the Study of the Brain Code  8. Conclusions.  Appendix 1: Maps of the Cerebral Cortex.  Appendix 2: Computer Simulations.  References.  Glossary.  Index.

O autorze

Norman D. Cook