The "Siamese twinship" of the cerebral hemispheres and of the brain-mind continuum. Toward a "psychology" for the corpus callosum.
The lateralization of the cerebral hemispheres constitutes a neuropsychologic parallel to the functioning of the mind. It is proposed that that the dual-track theorem generally and the Siamese-twin configuration (with the Moebius-strip twist) specifically offer a unique and useful paradigmatic perspective that allows us to organize and integrate the characteristics and functions of the brain-mind continuum. A hypothetical "psychology" for the corpus callosum and the two hemispheres was conjectured which would tentatively help to account for some of the brain's behavior, which conceivably approximates that of the mind. Ultimately, the concept of dialectics is suggested as being the best way of understanding all aspects of the brain-mind.
Grotstein
J S
JS
University of California, Los Angeles.
D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000502:physiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory