Rags to riches: Our increasing appreciation of cognitive and communicative abilities of the human right cerebral hemisphere

Journal/Book: Brain Lang. 1997; 57: 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Academic Press Inc Jnl-Comp Subscriptions. 1-11.

Abstract: Studies of right hemisphere abilities have grown from focusing on visuospatial and facial recognition in the 1950s to covering a broad spectrum of human behavior. The emergence of better understanding of auditory specializations, affective/emotional functions, Personal relevance, idiosyncratic lexical organization, and the various aspects of language use-communicative pragmatics-is briefly reviewed.

Note: Review VanLancker D, Univ So Calif, Sch Med, VA Outpatient Clin, 351 E Temple St, Los Angeles,CA 90012 USA

Keyword(s): BRAIN-DAMAGED PATIENTS; PERCEPTUAL ASYMMETRY; BASAL GANGLIA; COMPREHENSION; PROSOPAGNOSIA; SPECIALIZATION; RECOGNITION; EXPRESSION; LANGUAGE; FAMILIAR

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