Beyond left and right handedness : a practice-based approach to assessing and analysing handedness dimensions and types

Beyond left and right handedness : a practice-based approach to assessing and analysing handedness dimensions and types / Elke Kraus.

Handedness is a multidimensional phenomenon co-determined by polygenetic and developmental aspects, multifactorial influences and in some cases, pathological impact. It is important for professionals working with children, including those who are still undecided about their writing hand, to assess,...

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Main Author: Kraus, Elke (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Subjects:
Left- and right-handedness.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgment
  • Introduction
  • Why this Book?
  • Terminology Used in the Book
  • Overview of the Book
  • Contents
  • Part I: Understanding Handedness: Theory and Research
  • 1: The Emergence of Handedness
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Evolution of Handedness
  • 1.2.1 Handedness as an Inherited Evolutionary Trait
  • 1.2.2 Language and Gestures as Drivers for Hemispheric Lateralisation
  • 1.2.3 Task Demand, Complexity and Efficiency as Influencing Factors
  • 1.2.4 The Emergence of Tool Use as a Driver for Handedness Ontogenesis
  • 1.3 Development of Individual Handedness
  • 1.3.1 Cascade Theory on Handedness Development
  • 1.3.2 Developmental Phases of Handedness
  • 1.3.3 Early Handedness Development and Related Processes
  • Early Manual Asymmetry
  • Early Neuromotor Development and Bimanual Coordination
  • 1.3.4 Influencing Factors on Early Handedness Development
  • 1.3.5 Handedness Groups in Infants
  • 1.4 Describing Handedness
  • 1.4.1 Definition of Handedness
  • 1.4.2 Classification of Handedness
  • 1.4.3 Distribution of Handedness
  • 1.5 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 2: Neural Asymmetries
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Structural Asymmetries
  • 2.2.1 Primary Motor Cortex
  • 2.2.2 Corpus Callosum
  • Callosal Size and Handedness
  • Function of Corpus Callosum
  • Corpus Callosum and Bimanual Role Differentiation
  • 2.2.3 Cerebellum
  • 2.2.4 Corticospinal Tract
  • 2.3 Functional Asymmetries
  • 2.3.1 Footedness
  • 2.3.2 Sensory Dominance
  • 2.3.3 Language and Handedness
  • 2.4 Manual Asymmetries
  • 2.4.1 Crossing the Body Midline
  • 2.4.2 Bimanual Cooperation and Coordination
  • Development of Bimanual Coordination
  • Mirror Movements
  • Bimanual Coupling and Decoupling
  • Bimanual Motor Learning
  • 2.5 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 3: Co-determinants of Handedness
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Inheritance of Handedness and Motor Abilities
  • 3.2.1 Inheritance of Handedness
  • Distributions of Left Handedness
  • Twin Studies
  • Familial Left Handedness
  • Genetic Theories
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Polygenetic Predisposition
  • 3.2.2 Inheritance of Motor Abilities
  • 3.3 Development of Motor Abilities
  • 3.3.1 Foundations for Motor Skills
  • 3.3.2 Motor Planning
  • 3.4 Environmental Influences
  • 3.4.1 Pre-, Peri- and Postnatal Circumstances
  • Environmental Influences Before Birth
  • Environmental Influences at Birth
  • Environmental Influences After Birth
  • 3.4.2 Sociocultural and Physical Influences with a Rightward Bias
  • 3.5 Pathological Handedness
  • 3.6 Developmental Delay and Disorders
  • 3.6.1 Motor-Based Developmental Disorders
  • 3.6.2 Sensory-Motor Abilities and Handedness
  • 3.6.3 Crossing the Body Midline Avoidance
  • 3.7 The Essence of Research Perspectives
  • 3.7.1 Summarising Influencing Factors on Handedness Formation
  • 3.7.2 Distinguishing Between Developmental Delay and Pathological Handedness

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