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Brain Asymmetry. Edited by Richard J. Davidson and Kenneth Hugdahl. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1998

REBECCA J. COMPTON
Affiliation:
Psychology Department and The Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
WENDY HELLER
Affiliation:
Psychology Department and The Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Abstract

In an era characterized by an increasing bias in favor of molecular paradigms in neuroscience, this ambitious volume attests to the fundamental value of conceptualizing neural systems on a more molar and integrative level. Researchers in the area of brain asymmetry are in a unique position to make connections between brain functioning and behavioral functioning and are using sophisticated behavioral and clinical methods and advanced electrophysiological and hemodynamic techniques to do so. Chapters in this book elucidate complex cognitive and emotional phenomena from multifaceted perspectives ranging from the biochemical to the sociocultural. Indeed, the editors consider the study of brain asymmetry, with its ability to address various levels of analysis with diverse methodological and conceptual approaches, as an exemplary paradigm for future brain/behavior research.

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Book Review
Copyright
© 1998 Society for Psychophysiological Research

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