2006
DOI: 10.1038/nrn1849
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Abstract: Behavioural and neurophysiological evidence convincingly establish that the left hemisphere is dominant for motor skills that are carried out with either hand or those that require bimanual coordination. As well as this prioritization, we argue that specialized functions of the right hemisphere are also indispensable for the realization of goal-directed behaviour. As such, lateralization of motor function is a dynamic and multifaceted process that emerges across different timescales and is contingent on task- … Show more

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“…However, the relation between the neurophysiological correlates of these two factors has (to our knowledge) not been examined to date. In particular, also in view of the recent suggestion that the lateralized functional involvement of both hemispheres is flexible and may be modulated by various factors at different time scales (including attention and learning; Serrien et al, 2006), the current behavioral results indicate that it would be worthwhile to examine whether and how attentional focus on one of the limbs affects the neurophysiological handedness-related asymmetries.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 76%
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“…However, the relation between the neurophysiological correlates of these two factors has (to our knowledge) not been examined to date. In particular, also in view of the recent suggestion that the lateralized functional involvement of both hemispheres is flexible and may be modulated by various factors at different time scales (including attention and learning; Serrien et al, 2006), the current behavioral results indicate that it would be worthwhile to examine whether and how attentional focus on one of the limbs affects the neurophysiological handedness-related asymmetries.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Asymmetries due to hand dominance can be observed for the performance of everyday discrete tasks (e.g., striking a match; Guiard, 1987;Peters, 1994) and rhythmic bimanual movements alike (e.g., Byblow, Bysouth-Young, Summers, & Carson, 1998;Peters & Schwartz, 1989;Summers, Davis, & Byblow, 2002;Treffner & Turvey, 1995). Hand dominance (or handedness) is typically related to neurophysiological asymmetries such as hemispheric dominance (e.g., Haaland & Harrington, 1996;Sainburg, 2002;Serrien, Ivry, & Swinnen, 2006). In addition, its effects have been interpreted from a more psychological perspective.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although handedness has been attributed to genetic factors (Sun and Walsh, 2006), the exact basis and neuronal correlates remain to be determined. Several postmortem (Witelson and Kigar, 1992;White et al, 1994;Amunts et al, 1996), structural (Amunts et al, 2000;Good et al, 2001;Büchel et al, 2004;Herve et al, 2005Herve et al, , 2006, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies (Kim et al, 1993;Dassonville et al, 1997;Singh et al, 1998;Solodkin et al, 2001;Klöppel et al, 2007) have shown structural and functional hemispheric asymmetries between adult rightand left-handers (for review, see Serrien et al, 2006;Sun and Walsh, 2006). However, on the basis of these studies, it is impossible to infer whether handedness-related differences are determinant or reflect a long-term consequence of actual hand use.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, hemispheric lateralisation reflects a relative rather than absolute dominance of the left hemisphere for motor control (Serrien, Ivry, & Swinnen, 2006). This implies that the right hemisphere has a role in movement control, with a distinct contribution to motor responses such that information communication across hemispheres is relevant to support the task demands.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%