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Primate Laterality

Current Behavioral Evidence of Primate Asymmetries

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Jeannette P. Ward

    1. Department of Psychology, Memphis State University, Memphis, USA

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  2. William D. Hopkins

    1. Division of Behavioral Biology, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

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Part of the book series: Recent Research in Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Handedness in Apes and Monkeys: Some Views From the Past

    • Lauren Julius Harris
    Pages 1-41

  3. Patterns of Lateralized Behavior in Prosimians

    • Jeannette P. Ward, Garrett W. Milliken, Donna K. Stafford
    Pages 43-74

  4. An Exploration of Manual Preference and Performance in Crabeating Macaques

    • Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Leah E. Adams-Curtis
    Pages 75-105

  5. Manual Preference in Varieties of Reaching in Squirrel Monkeys

    • James E. King, Virginia I. Landau
    Pages 107-124

  6. Cerebral Asymmetry, Interhemispheric Interaction and Handedness: Second Thoughts About Comparative Laterality Research with Nonhuman Primates, About a Theory and Some Preliminary Results

    • Bruno Preilowski
    Pages 125-148

  7. Manual Preference in Prosimians, Monkeys and Apes

    • Ralph A. W. Lehman
    Pages 149-181

  8. Lateralized Hand Use in the Precultural Behavior of the Koshima Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

    • Kunio Watanabe, Masao Kawai
    Pages 183-192

  9. Manual Specialization in Gorillas and Baboons

    • Jacques Vauclair, Joël Fagot
    Pages 193-205

  10. Behavioral Lateralization in Language-Trained Chimpanzees

    • Robin D. Morris, William D. Hopkins, Linda Bolser Gilmore, David A. Washburn
    Pages 207-233

  11. Ontogeny of Object Manipulation and Manual Lateralization in the Guinea Baboon: Preliminary Observations

    • Joël Fagot
    Pages 235-250

  12. The Ontogeny of Lateralized Behavior in Nonhuman Primates with Special Reference to Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

    • William D. Hopkins, Kim A. Bard
    Pages 251-265

  13. Patterns of Handedness: Comparative Study of Nursery School Children and Captive Gorillas

    • Dulce D. Shafer
    Pages 267-283

  14. Hand Preference for Visually-Guided Reaching in Human Infants and Adults

    • Lauren Julius Harris, Douglas F. Carlson
    Pages 285-305

  15. Rotational Behavior in Children and Adults

    • Stanley D. Glick
    Pages 307-317

  16. Implications of Primate Functional Asymmetries for the Evolution of Cerebral Hemispheric Specializations

    • Peter F. MacNeilage
    Pages 319-341

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 343-356
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About this book

This book arrays recent research on the neural and behavioral lateralization of the brain relying heavily on animal modes. The authors employ the comparative method to enhance our understanding of behavior, specifically through hand use and "handedness" by drawing comparisons with studies involving primates. Topics discussed include Patterns of Lateralized Behavior in Prosimians; Behavioral Lateralization in Language-Trained Chimpanzees; Patterns of Handedness: Comparative Study of Nursery School Children and Captive Gorillas; and Rotational Behavior in Children and Adults. It is the first book of its kind devoted entirely to the question of behavioral asymmetries in all primates and thus presents a milestone as it recognizes the accumulating evidence of asymmetry and lateralized behavior in the non-human nervous system.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Memphis State University, Memphis, USA

    Jeannette P. Ward

  • Division of Behavioral Biology, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

    William D. Hopkins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primate Laterality

  • Book Subtitle: Current Behavioral Evidence of Primate Asymmetries

  • Editors: Jeannette P. Ward, William D. Hopkins

  • Series Title: Recent Research in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4370-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97961-8Published: 25 March 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4370-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-7532

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 356

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Zoology, Psychology, general, Neurosciences

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