Hemispheric asymmetry of movement.
Studies in brain-damaged patients indicate that the left hemisphere in right-handers is specialized for controlling cognitive-motor tasks in both arms. Recent functional imaging data support this conclusion, with the finding that ipsilateral, as well as contralateral, movements activate the left, but not the right, motor cortex or association areas of either hemisphere. Future studies must aspire to identify the mechanisms for this asymmetry.
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Psychology Service (116B), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2100 Ridgecrest S.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA. khaaland@rt66.com
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D000818:Animals; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*