Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah
| Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah |
| Autore | Ittyerah Miriam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Collana | Advances in interaction studies (AIS) |
| Soggetto topico |
Touch
Hand Left- and right-handedness |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-7164-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Hand Preference and Hand Ability; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Ways of knowing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Ways of knowing; 1.3 Perception; 1.4 Action; 1.5 Language; 1.6 Reading with fingers; 1.7 Sensory modes of concept attainment; 1.8 Queries and concern; 1.9 Evolution of lateralization; 1.10 Right and left hemisphere advantages; 1.11 Evolution of handedness; 1.12 Advantages of laterlization; Hand; 2.1 Fundamental grips; 2.2 Grasping behaviour; 2.3 Development of manual dexterity; 2.4 Role of vision in hand actions
2.5 Experimental treatments that assess the role of vision2.5.1 Restricted rearing; 2.5.2 Reafference studies; 2.5.3 Perceptual rearrangement; 2.6 Eye- hand coordination; 2.7 Reaching without vision; 2.8 Is pointing guided by vision?; 2.9 Hand preference; Hand and brain; 3.1 Vertebrate lateralization; 3.2 Lateralization of object recognition; 3.3 Somatosensory asymmetry; 3.4 Left and right: Brain and hand; 3.5 Dissociation of thought and action; 3.6 Effect of delay in thought and action; 3.7 Role of vision in hand actions; 3.8 The hand as a frame of reference; 3.9 Sensorimotor interface 3.10 Handedness and species differentiationTactile cognition; 4.1 Sensitivity; 4.2 Perceiving weights and temperatures; 4.3 Touch receptors and neural pathways; 4.4 Inter-sensory integration; 4.5 Unity of the senses; 4.6 Studies with blind subjects; 4.7 Haptic cognition; 4.8 Multimodal spatial interactions; 4.9 Three dimensional shapes; 4.10 Do the hands differ in haptic cognition?; 4.11 Millar's reference hypothesis; 4.12 Is vision necessary for haptic perception?; Hand and skill; 5.1 Developing motor skills; 5.2 Hand preferences differ from hand ability; 5.3 Hand ability 5.4 Implications of hand abilityEpilogue; References; Author index; Subject index |
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Ittyerah Miriam
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| Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] | ||
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Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah
| Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah |
| Autore | Ittyerah Miriam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Collana | Advances in interaction studies (AIS) |
| Soggetto topico |
Touch
Hand Left- and right-handedness |
| ISBN | 90-272-7164-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Hand Preference and Hand Ability; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Ways of knowing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Ways of knowing; 1.3 Perception; 1.4 Action; 1.5 Language; 1.6 Reading with fingers; 1.7 Sensory modes of concept attainment; 1.8 Queries and concern; 1.9 Evolution of lateralization; 1.10 Right and left hemisphere advantages; 1.11 Evolution of handedness; 1.12 Advantages of laterlization; Hand; 2.1 Fundamental grips; 2.2 Grasping behaviour; 2.3 Development of manual dexterity; 2.4 Role of vision in hand actions
2.5 Experimental treatments that assess the role of vision2.5.1 Restricted rearing; 2.5.2 Reafference studies; 2.5.3 Perceptual rearrangement; 2.6 Eye- hand coordination; 2.7 Reaching without vision; 2.8 Is pointing guided by vision?; 2.9 Hand preference; Hand and brain; 3.1 Vertebrate lateralization; 3.2 Lateralization of object recognition; 3.3 Somatosensory asymmetry; 3.4 Left and right: Brain and hand; 3.5 Dissociation of thought and action; 3.6 Effect of delay in thought and action; 3.7 Role of vision in hand actions; 3.8 The hand as a frame of reference; 3.9 Sensorimotor interface 3.10 Handedness and species differentiationTactile cognition; 4.1 Sensitivity; 4.2 Perceiving weights and temperatures; 4.3 Touch receptors and neural pathways; 4.4 Inter-sensory integration; 4.5 Unity of the senses; 4.6 Studies with blind subjects; 4.7 Haptic cognition; 4.8 Multimodal spatial interactions; 4.9 Three dimensional shapes; 4.10 Do the hands differ in haptic cognition?; 4.11 Millar's reference hypothesis; 4.12 Is vision necessary for haptic perception?; Hand and skill; 5.1 Developing motor skills; 5.2 Hand preferences differ from hand ability; 5.3 Hand ability 5.4 Implications of hand abilityEpilogue; References; Author index; Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790426503321 |
Ittyerah Miriam
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| Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] | ||
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Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah
| Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition / / Miriam Ittyerah |
| Autore | Ittyerah Miriam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Collana | Advances in interaction studies (AIS) |
| Soggetto topico |
Touch
Hand Left- and right-handedness |
| ISBN | 90-272-7164-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Hand Preference and Hand Ability; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Ways of knowing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Ways of knowing; 1.3 Perception; 1.4 Action; 1.5 Language; 1.6 Reading with fingers; 1.7 Sensory modes of concept attainment; 1.8 Queries and concern; 1.9 Evolution of lateralization; 1.10 Right and left hemisphere advantages; 1.11 Evolution of handedness; 1.12 Advantages of laterlization; Hand; 2.1 Fundamental grips; 2.2 Grasping behaviour; 2.3 Development of manual dexterity; 2.4 Role of vision in hand actions
2.5 Experimental treatments that assess the role of vision2.5.1 Restricted rearing; 2.5.2 Reafference studies; 2.5.3 Perceptual rearrangement; 2.6 Eye- hand coordination; 2.7 Reaching without vision; 2.8 Is pointing guided by vision?; 2.9 Hand preference; Hand and brain; 3.1 Vertebrate lateralization; 3.2 Lateralization of object recognition; 3.3 Somatosensory asymmetry; 3.4 Left and right: Brain and hand; 3.5 Dissociation of thought and action; 3.6 Effect of delay in thought and action; 3.7 Role of vision in hand actions; 3.8 The hand as a frame of reference; 3.9 Sensorimotor interface 3.10 Handedness and species differentiationTactile cognition; 4.1 Sensitivity; 4.2 Perceiving weights and temperatures; 4.3 Touch receptors and neural pathways; 4.4 Inter-sensory integration; 4.5 Unity of the senses; 4.6 Studies with blind subjects; 4.7 Haptic cognition; 4.8 Multimodal spatial interactions; 4.9 Three dimensional shapes; 4.10 Do the hands differ in haptic cognition?; 4.11 Millar's reference hypothesis; 4.12 Is vision necessary for haptic perception?; Hand and skill; 5.1 Developing motor skills; 5.2 Hand preferences differ from hand ability; 5.3 Hand ability 5.4 Implications of hand abilityEpilogue; References; Author index; Subject index |
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| Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] | ||
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Handedness [[electronic resource] ] : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors
| Handedness [[electronic resource] ] : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DunhamJames <1962->
DavenportTodd |
| Collana | Neuroscience research progress |
| Soggetto topico | Left- and right-handedness |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61470-518-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453020303321 |
| Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handedness [[electronic resource] ] : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors
| Handedness [[electronic resource] ] : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DunhamJames <1962->
DavenportTodd |
| Collana | Neuroscience research progress |
| Soggetto topico | Left- and right-handedness |
| ISBN | 1-61470-518-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779798403321 |
| Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handedness : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors
| Handedness : theories, genetics and psychology / / James Dunham and Todd Davenport, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DunhamJames <1962->
DavenportTodd |
| Collana | Neuroscience research progress |
| Soggetto topico | Left- and right-handedness |
| ISBN | 1-61470-518-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- HANDEDNESS: THEORIES, GENETICS AND PSYCHOLOGY -- HANDEDNESS: THEORIES, GENETICS AND PSYCHOLOGY -- Contents -- Preface -- The Significance of Knot-tying Habits in Handedness Research and Forensic Science -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Some Preliminaries: Knot Nomenclature and Concepts -- Manual Laterality: Historical Perspectives -- Anthropological and Historical Overview -- Early Theories -- Structural Asymmetry -- Positional Asymmetry -- Pathological Left-Handedness -- Cultural Conditioning -- Hand Posture in Writing -- Genetics and Heredity versus Environmental Theories -- Developmental Psychology and Learning Implications -- Neurological, Molecular and Brain-Scan Research -- Recent Research -- The Challenge of Measuring Handedness -- Investigations of Knot-Tying Habits -- Researching Knot-Tying Behaviour -- Forensic Science Applications -- Linking Knot-Tying Habits to Handedness: Speculations and Further Research -- Conclusion -- References -- A Brief History of Handedness Research -- Abstract -- Anthropological and Historical Overview -- Early Theories -- Structural Asymmetry -- Positional Asymmetry -- Pathological Left-Handedness -- Cultural Conditioning -- Hand Posture in Writing -- Genetics and Heredityversus Environmental Theories -- Developmental Psychology and Learning Implications -- The Challenge of Measuring Handedness -- Recent Research -- References -- Manual Laterality and Hemispheric Specialization for Language: A Review from Ancient Theories to Current Facts -- Abstract -- Introduction -- I. Exploring the Relation between Handedness and Hemispheric Specialization for Language -- II. Methodological Issues: Definition and Assessment of Handedness, Manual Specialization, and Cerebral Specialization -- III. Gender and Handedness -- IV. Developmental Aspects in Handedness and Cerebral Specialization.
V. Pathology Related Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Handedness and Mental Rotation -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mental Rotation Task of Three-dimensional Objects -- Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Three-dimensional Objects -- Mental Rotation Task of Hand Pictures -- Cerebral Activation during Mental Rotation Tasks of Hand Pictures -- Clinical Applicability of Mental Rotation Tasks -- References -- Left, Right, Hand `n Space -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 2.1. Participants -- 2.2. Materials and Procedures -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Hand Preference -- 3.2. Finger Tapping -- 3.2.1. Uni-manual Performance -- 3.2.2. Bimanual Performance -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Electrostimulation Mapping and Language Lateralization in the Right Hemisphere -- Abstract -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Methods -- Patients -- Pre- and Postoperative Assessments -- Stimulation Mapping -- Results -- Handedness -- Stimulation Maps -- Relationship between Handedness and Stimulation Maps -- Postoperative Assessments -- Discussion -- Handedness, Functional Imaging, and Language Lateralization -- Handedness and Stimulation Mapping Studies of the Right Hemisphere -- Stimulation Mapping Studies of the Right "Nondominant" Hemisphere -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Handedness, Achievement in Sport and Boxing* -- Abstract -- Handedness -- Handedness and Motor Abilities -- Hand Preference and Hand Skill -- Left-Handedness and Success in Sport -- Left-Handedness and Boxing -- References -- Handedness of Children Determines Preferential Facial and Eye Movements Related to Hemispheric Specialization* -- Abstract -- Background -- Methods -- Results -- Introduction -- Methods -- Subjects -- Procedures -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Index. |
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| Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The lopsided ape : evolution of the generative mind / / Michael C. Corballis
| The lopsided ape : evolution of the generative mind / / Michael C. Corballis |
| Autore | Corballis Michael C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 366 p |
| Disciplina | 152.3/35 |
| Soggetto topico |
Laterality
Brain - Evolution Human evolution |
| ISBN |
9786610539994
1-4294-0792-1 1-280-53999-2 0-19-802452-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- 1. Are Humans Unique? -- 2. Human Evolution -- 3. The Human Condition -- 4. Human Handedness -- 5. Human Language -- 6. The Evolution of Language -- 7. Language and the Brain -- 8. Praxis and the Left Brain -- 9. The Generative Mind -- 10. The Duality of the Brain -- 11. The Plastic Brain -- 12. Conclusions -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910965028903321 |
Corballis Michael C
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| New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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