Understanding the Dorsal and Ventral Systems of the Human Cerebral Cortex.
Traditionally, characterizations of the macrolevel functional organization of the human cerebral cortex have focused on the left and right cerebral hemispheres. However, the idea of left brain versus right brain functions has been shown to be an oversimplification. We argue here that a top-bottom di...
| Publicado en: | American Psychologist Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 624 - 633 |
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American Psychological Association
October 2011
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