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Fluctuating Asymmetry
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Fluctuating Asymmetry
Examines the right brain/left brain dichotomy in humans. Discusses the new concept of fluctuating asymmetry, in which hemispheric dominance is influenced by environmental factors.
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"INTRODUCTIONResearch has suggested that the brain, which has a symmetrical structure, may have different functions on different sides of that structure, with the degree of development of one hemisphere over the other indicating differences in cognitive ability, behavior patterns, and other dimensions of mental functioning. Scientists believe that nature "intends" for certain structures and behaviors to be symmetrical, and the issue then arises as to why they do not develop in precisely that fashion. The structures of the brain are symmetrical in appearance, but they are asymmetrical in functioning. A recent article in the British magazine The Economist analyzes this issue, the issue of what is called fluctuating asymmetry, in an attempt to show how these fluctuations may be related to broader.."
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