Lateralisation Flashcards
Where are emotions and spatial ability located in the brain?
In the right hemisphere
Where do calculations and recognition of words reside?
Left hemisphere
On what part of the face are emotions more pronounced?
Left
What are 3 evolutionary costs of lateralisation?
predictability for predators, mismatch with population, loss of function with
damage
What are the 4 benefits for lateralisation?
faster response, avoid hemispheric conflict, multi-tasking, increased capacity through specialisation
What are the two measurements for lateralisation?
Strengths of lateralisation and direction
Where does lateralization have an impact?
motor tasks in animals, single task and dual tisk
What influences lateralisation in prenatal stages?
Testosterone
why are lefties still in the population?
Negative frequency-dependent selection
What is the fighting hypothesis?
Lefties benefit during fights which increases survival and increases
social dominance
what was discarded?
Generation bias and sex difference
Where are the most common imprinted genes in the brain?
In the hypothalamus
As in disorders of the brain, what is the name when paternal additions and/or maternal deletions on chromosome 15 appear?
Angelman
As in disorders of the brain, what is the name when maternal additions and/or paternal deletions on chromosome 15 appear?
Prader-Willi
What are optimality models?
