Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgment
Author’s Biography
Chapter 1 – Historical Records (pp. 1-6)
Chapter 2 – Cultural Issues (pp. 7-8)
Chapter 3 – Handedness in Animals (pp. 9-10)
Chapter 4 – Incidence and Prevalence of Left-Handedness (pp. 11-12)
Chapter 5 – Footedness (pp. 13-16)
Chapter 6 – Earedness (pp. 17-18)
Chapter 7 – Eyedness (pp. 19-20)
Chapter 8 – Earedness (pp. 21-22)
Chapter 9 – Structural and Functional Neuroanatomy of Right and Left Hemispheres (pp. 23-26)
Chapter 10 – Cerebral Representation of Language and Handedness (pp. 27-30)
Chapter 11 – Evolution of Language: Gestural Communication, Vocalization and Verbalization (pp. 31-32)
Chapter 12 – Handedness Etiology (pp. 33-42)
Chapter 13 – Assessment of Handedness (pp. 43-54)
Chapter 14 – Handedness and Gender (pp. 55-56)
Chapter 15 – Comorbidities associated with Left-Handedness (pp. 57-58)
Chapter 16- Immune-Mediated Disorders and Handedness (pp. 59-60)
Chapter 17 – Psychiatric Disorders and Handedness (pp. 61-62)
Chapter 18 – Mortality in Left-Handers (pp. 63-66)
Chapter 19 – Cognitive Function and Handedness (pp. 67-68)
Chapter 20 – Visuospatial Ability (pp. 69-72)
Chapter 21 – Professional Sports and Handedness (pp. 73-74)
Chapter 22 – Musical Talent (pp. 75-78)
Chapter 23 – Handedness, Intelligence Quotient and Educational Achievement (pp. 79-80)
Chapter 24 – Handedness and Giftedness (pp. 81-86)
Chapter 25 – Towards a Model for Left-Handedness (pp. 87-88)
Conclusion
References
Index