| Language Lateralization and Psychosis Contributor(s): Sommer, Iris E. C. (Editor), Kahn, René S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521882842 ISBN-13: 9780521882842 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Illustrates important fundamental aspects of cerebral lateralization, explaining how decreased language lateralization can facilitate psychotic symptoms in the human brain. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 612.825 |
| Series: Cambridge Medicine (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.4" W x 9.7" (1.40 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1861 Paul Broca discovered that, in most individuals, the left hemisphere of the brain is dominant for language. Taking language as an example, the first part of this book explains the normal development of bodily asymmetry and lateralization, its association with hand preference, genetic aspects, geographical differences and the influence of gender. The coverage then moves on to review the association between language lateralization and psychosis, describing findings in patients with schizophrenia to suggest the dominant hemisphere may fail to completely inhibit the language areas in the non-dominant half. The language allowed to 'release' from the right hemisphere can lead to psychotic symptoms including auditory verbal hallucinations and formal thought disorder. This book should be read by psychiatrists, neurologists and neuroscientists working in the field of psychosis and other brain scientists interested in laterality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kahn, Ren' S.: - Ren' S. Kahn is Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman of the Neuroscience Department, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.Sommer, Iris E. C.: - Iris E. C. Sommer is a Psychiatrist and Researcher at the Neuroscience Department, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. |