Citation

Rumiati RI. Trends Cogn. Sci. 2005; 9(4): 167-169.

Affiliation

Settore di Neuroscienze Cognitive, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy. rumiati@sissa.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tics.2005.02.007

PMID

15808496

Abstract

Neuropsychology allows us to see more clearly how brain processes are organized by looking at the way they fall apart. For example, a hundred years of research on brain-damaged individuals with deficits of higher-level motor abilities have shed light on the organization of normal motor abilities. A consistent finding has been the dominant role of the left hemisphere in motor control in right-handers. However, the recent paper of Hartmann et al. challenges this tradition by suggesting that both hemispheres can contribute to complex object and tool use.

Language: en