Title:
On the other hand : left hand, right brain, mental disorder, and history / Howard I. Kushner.
Author:
Kushner, Howard I., author.
Publication Information:
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
©2017
Call Number:
RC386.6.N48 K87 2017
ISBN:
9781421423333
Physical Description:
xiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Genes and kangaroos -- Criminals or victims? : Cesare Lombroso vs. Robert Hertz -- By the numbers : measuring handedness -- Ambiguous attitudes -- Changing hands, tying tongues -- From genes to populations : the search for a cause -- The Geschwind hypothesis -- Genetic models and selective advantage -- Uniquely human? -- A gay hand? -- Disability, ability, and the left hand -- Conclusion : does left-handedness matter?
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