Left-right asymmetry – evolution of species?
Left-right asymmetry – evolution of species?
Author(s): Katerina AkabalievaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Балканска асоциация по история и философия на медицината (БАИФМ)
Keywords: lateralization; evolution; biological species
Summary/Abstract: Evidences for lateralization were found in every biological species- from fishes and reptiles to superior primates, including human. Recent studies indicate that lateralization definitely exists in the animal kingdom and certainly is not a human trait. The evolutionary advantage of lateralization is due to the ability to perform specific tasks in parallel in each hemisphere of the brain. The mechanism of lateralization is still not completely understood, but some explanations are presented. Some brain areas show a strong asymmetry, distinguished human from other species and give it evolutionally advantage.
Journal: Асклепий. Международно списание по история и философия на медицината
- Issue Year: XI/2016
- Issue No: 01+02
- Page Range: 51-55
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF