The Twofold Brain: Exploring Fundamental Questions about Brain Lateralization
暫譯: 雙腦探索：探討大腦側化的基本問題
Rogers, Lesley J., Vallortigara, Giorgio
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商品描述
The Twofold Brain: Exploring Fundamental Questions about Brain Lateralization challenges the traditional view that brain asymmetry is exclusive to human brains, showing that it is instead widespread in all animals.
This unique book deals with new and original ideas about asymmetry of the brain and its function. It first demonstrates how asymmetry emerged early as a biological strategy long before language or culture evolved and was conserved because it worked. It also discusses how from an evolutionary perspective, bilateral bodies create a fundamental problem of duplication - two sides mean redundant sensors, muscles, and neural circuits - but by biasing certain functions toward one side, organisms reduce conflict, speed up processing, and stabilize behaviour. The book then explores the role of interaction among asymmetric organisms in generating individual- or population-level asymmetries as evolutionarily stable strategies, showing that asymmetry thus appears to be a foundational aspect of all nervous systems. The authors' comprehensive approach to brain lateralization allows readers to understand it as an integral aspect of both large and small brains. Each chapter is crafted to answer specific questions, making the book accessible and engaging for both experts and general readers alike.
This book will appeal not only to specialists in neurosciences but also to a broader audience with a keen interest in understanding the intricacies of mental processes. Whether you're delving into the nuances of cognitive neuroscience or simply intrigued by the mysteries of the mind, this book offers a captivating journey into the fascinating world of lateralization in human and non-human species.
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《雙重大腦：探索大腦側化的基本問題》挑戰了傳統觀點，即大腦不對稱性僅限於人類大腦，顯示這一現象在所有動物中普遍存在。
這本獨特的書探討了關於大腦不對稱性及其功能的新穎和原創的觀點。它首先展示了不對稱性作為一種生物策略早在語言或文化演化之前就已經出現，並因其有效性而被保留下來。書中還討論了從進化的角度來看，雙側身體創造了一個基本的重複問題——兩側意味著冗餘的感測器、肌肉和神經迴路——但通過將某些功能偏向一側，生物體可以減少衝突、加快處理速度並穩定行為。接著，書中探討了不對稱生物之間的互動在產生個體或族群層級不對稱性作為進化上穩定策略中的角色，顯示不對稱性似乎是所有神經系統的基礎特徵。作者對大腦側化的全面探討使讀者能夠理解這一現象作為大腦大小的整體特徵。每一章都旨在回答特定問題，使這本書對專家和一般讀者都易於理解且引人入勝。
這本書不僅吸引神經科學專家，還吸引對理解心理過程複雜性有濃厚興趣的更廣泛讀者群。無論你是深入探討認知神經科學的細微差別，還是單純對心智的奧秘感到好奇，這本書都提供了一次迷人的旅程，探索人類及非人類物種中的側化現象。
作者簡介
Lesley J. Rogers (BSc(Hons), D.Phil, DSc, FAA, FRSN) is Emeritus Professor at the University of New England. She discovered asymmetry of brain and behaviour in the chick and the importance of light exposure of the embryo in its development. She has conducted research on brain and behavioural lateralization on a wide range of vertebrate and invertebrate species, including eye and hand preferences in primates (marmosets and orangutans). Her other areas of research are the neurobiology of learning and memory and neural changes during brain development. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
Giorgio Vallortigara is Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Animal Brain and Cognition Laboratory at the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences of the University of Trento, Italy. His major research interest is the study of cognition in a comparative and evolutionary perspective, particularly the cerebral mechanisms underlying the use of geometry in spatial navigation and object and number representation in the animal brain. He has also studied the evolution of the asymmetry of the brain. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the recipient of several honours and prizes, including the Geoffrey de St. Hilaire Prize for Ethology and a doctorate honoris causa from the University of Ruhr in Germany.
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萊斯莉·J·羅傑斯（BSc(Hons)、D.Phil、DSc、FAA、FRSN）是新英格蘭大學的名譽教授。她發現了小雞大腦與行為的不對稱性，以及胚胎在發育過程中光照的重要性。她對各種脊椎動物和無脊椎動物物種進行了大腦和行為側化的研究，包括在靈長類動物（如狨猴和猩猩）中的眼睛和手的偏好。她的其他研究領域包括學習和記憶的神經生物學以及大腦發育過程中的神經變化。她是澳大利亞科學院的院士，也是新南威爾士皇家學會的院士。
喬治·瓦洛提加拉是意大利特倫托大學心智/大腦科學中心的神經科學教授及動物大腦與認知實驗室主任。他的主要研究興趣是從比較和進化的角度研究認知，特別是動物大腦中幾何學在空間導航和物體及數字表徵中的使用所涉及的腦部機制。他還研究了大腦不對稱性的演化。他是生物學皇家學會的院士，並獲得多項榮譽和獎項，包括喬弗里·德·聖伊萊爾獎（Geoffrey de St. Hilaire Prize）和德國魯爾大學的榮譽博士學位。
