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Published December 23, 1988 | public
Journal Article

Complementary Hemispheric Specialization in Monkeys

Abstract

Twenty-five split-brain monkeys were taught to discriminate two types of visual stimuli that engage lateralized cerebral processing in human subjects. Differential lateralization for the two kinds of discriminations was found; the left hemisphere was better at distinguishing between tilted lines and the right hemisphere was better at discriminating faces. These results indicate that lateralization of cognitive processing appeared in primates independently of language or handedness. In addition, cerebral lateralization in monkeys may provide an appropriate model for studying the biological basis of hemispheric specialization.

Additional Information

© 1988 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 19 July 1988; accepted 25 October 1988. We thank R. W. Sperry for providing an environment that permitted these long-term studies. We also thank J. E. Bogen, C. L. Hamilton, and R. W. Sperry for comments on the manuscript. Supported by National Institute of Mental Health grant MH-34770.

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