Handedness and brain asymmetries in nonhuman primates.

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Handbook of clinical neurology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/B978-0-443-15646-5.00007-5

William D Hopkins, Adrien Meguerditchian

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Abstract

A majority of humans are right-handed and exhibit left hemisphere specialization for the comprehension and production of language. To what extent population-level behavioral and brain asymmetries are unique to humans remains a topic of interest across a wide range of scientific disciplines. In this chapter, we present current findings on the expression of population-level behavioral and brain asymmetries in nonhuman primates. We further present data on the association between communication functions, and especially gestures and individual variation in neuroanatomic asymmetries in nonhuman primates, with an emphasis on data from chimpanzees and baboons. The collective data are interpreted within the context of different theories on the evolution of language lateralization.

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非人类灵长类动物的利手性和大脑不对称。

大多数人都是右撇子，左半球专门负责理解和产生语言。在多大程度上，人群层面的行为和大脑不对称是人类独有的，这仍然是一个广泛的科学学科感兴趣的话题。在本章中，我们介绍了非人灵长类动物群体水平的行为和大脑不对称表达的最新发现。我们进一步介绍了非人类灵长类动物的交流功能，特别是手势和神经解剖不对称的个体差异之间的关联数据，重点是黑猩猩和狒狒的数据。在不同的语言偏侧化演化理论的背景下，对这些数据进行了解释。

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Handbook of clinical neurology Medicine-Neurology (clinical)

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302

期刊介绍： The Handbook of Clinical Neurology (HCN) was originally conceived and edited by Pierre Vinken and George Bruyn as a prestigious, multivolume reference work that would cover all the disorders encountered by clinicians and researchers engaged in neurology and allied fields. The first series of the Handbook (Volumes 1-44) was published between 1968 and 1982 and was followed by a second series (Volumes 45-78), guided by the same editors, which concluded in 2002. By that time, the Handbook had come to represent one of the largest scientific works ever published. In 2002, Professors Michael J. Aminoff, François Boller, and Dick F. Swaab took on the responsibility of supervising the third (current) series, the first volumes of which published in 2003. They have designed this series to encompass both clinical neurology and also the basic and clinical neurosciences that are its underpinning. Given the enormity and complexity of the accumulating literature, it is almost impossible to keep abreast of developments in the field, thus providing the raison d''être for the series. The series will thus appeal to clinicians and investigators alike, providing to each an added dimension. Now, more than 140 volumes after it began, the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series has an unparalleled reputation for providing the latest information on fundamental research on the operation of the nervous system in health and disease, comprehensive clinical information on neurological and related disorders, and up-to-date treatment protocols.