Right hemisphere dominance for understanding the intentions of others: evidence from a split-brain patient
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Right hemisphere dominance for understanding the intentions of others: evidence from a split-brain patient.
Understanding the actions performed by other people is a key aspect of social interaction, including in clinical settings where patients are learning from therapists and caregivers. While lesions of the left cerebral hemisphere induce praxic disorders, the hemispheric specialisation of intention understanding remains unclear. Do patients with a right hemispheric lesion understand the intentions...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0593