The right hemisphere, on the other hand, has only very limited verbal abilities, and yet it excels in perceptual skills. The right hemisphere is able to recognize objects, including faces, patterns, and melodies, and it can put a puzzle together or draw a picture.
That would be drastically oversimplifying the concept of brain differences. We normally use both hemispheres at the same time, and the difference between the abilities of the two hemispheres is not absolute Soroker et al. This fact is puzzling, in part because the number of left-handers is so low, and in part because other animals, including our closest primate relatives, do not show any type of handedness. The existence of right-handers and left-handers provides an interesting example of the relationship among evolution, biology, and social factors and how the same phenomenon can be understood at different levels of analysis Harris, ; McManus, At least some handedness is determined by genetics.
But culture also plays a role. In the past, left-handed children were forced to write with their right hands in many countries, and this practice continues, particularly in collectivistic cultures, such as India and Japan, where left-handedness is viewed negatively as compared with individualistic societies, such as Canada and the United States. There are both advantages and disadvantages to being left-handed in a world where most people are right-handed.
One problem for lefties is that the world is designed for right-handers. Automatic teller machines ATMs , classroom desks, scissors, microscopes, drill presses, and table saws are just some examples of everyday machinery designed with the most important controls on the right side.
Despite the potential difficulty living and working in a world designed for right-handers, there seem to be some advantages to being left-handed. Throughout history, a number of prominent artists have been left-handed, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso, and Max Escher. Left-handed people are also better at envisioning three-dimensional objects, which may explain why there is such a high number of left-handed architects, artists, and chess players in proportion to their numbers Coren, In sports in which handedness may matter, such as tennis, boxing, fencing, or judo, left-handers may have an advantage.
They play many games against right-handers and learn how to best handle their styles. Right-handers, however, play very few games against left-handers, which may make them more vulnerable. This explains why a disproportionately high number of left-handers are found in sports where direct one-on-one action predominates.
In other sports, such as golf, there are fewer left-handed players because the handedness of one player has no effect on the competition. At this point, however, this idea remains only a hypothesis, and determinants of human handedness are yet to be fully understood. Bengtsson, S. Extensive piano practicing has regionally specific effects on white matter development. Nature Neuroscience, 8 9 , — Best, B.
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Brain Behavior and Evolution 59 , 10— Gould, E. How widespread is adult neurogenesis in mammals? Privacy Policy. Skip to main content. Search for:. Biology of Emotion. Biology of Emotion The limbic system, autonomic nervous system, and reticular activating system interact in the processing of emotion.
Learning Objectives Explain the physiology of emotional response in terms of the structures and systems involved. Key Takeaways Key Points The limbic system, autonomic nervous system, and reticular activating system all interact in the physiological processing of emotion. The limbic system categorizes human emotional experiences as either pleasant or unpleasant mental states.
Neurochemicals such as dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin are important components of the limbic system. The autonomic nervous system, together with the hypothalamus, regulates pulse, blood pressure, breathing, and arousal in response to emotional cues.
When activated, the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for emergency actions by controlling the glands of the endocrine system. Conversely, the parasympathetic nervous system functions when the body is relaxed or at rest and helps the body store energy for future use.
The reticular activating system is believed to first arouse the cortex and then maintain its wakefulness so that sensory information and emotion can be interpreted more effectively. Key Terms homeostasis : Equilibrium of the body, in which biological conditions such as body temperature are maintained at optimal levels.
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To summarize, there are rebels, emperors, princesses, robots, and many more fabulous creatures. Our research also looks at emotions and how to control them. We know that in our galaxy too, we have more success when we can control our feelings. Therefore, we want to find the brain regions responsible for allowing us to deal with our emotions and to help those children struggling with controlling negative emotions.
Imagine walking down the school hall thinking about your next lesson. Suddenly, your best friend jumps out from a dark corner, right in front of you, wearing a silly mask and scaring you. This trick that was played on you immediately led to a reaction of your body. You can feel your heart beating and maybe you just screamed out loudly. A few seconds later though, you recognize your friend and notice there is no real threat. You may even start laughing about the joke. This is an example of how a person can react to an emotional situation.
It also shows how our mind processes a situation using different clues. Emotions are feelings that 1 are caused by situations that are meaningful or important to you, 2 are something you feel or show through your body language, and 3 may compete with other important things [ 1 ].
In our example, the scary joke gave you the impression of being attacked, and it is important to you to stay unharmed. Your beating heart and the screaming is the reaction of your body. While you are scared and your first intention might be to run away quickly, you also noticed that this was simply your friend playing a joke on you. Being scared and knowing someone is your friend are two different clues that might compete with each other in your brain. One clue tells you to run away in order to stay unharmed, and the other tells you to stay with someone you like competing reactions.
Within a split second, you make a choice about which emotion you find important and which emotion you choose to control or suppress completely. Overall, people tend to choose to decrease negative emotions anger, sadness, or fear and increase positive emotions happiness, love, and joyfulness.
For example, if you have difficulties controlling your emotions when being angry you may end up cursing, punching, or even bullying the people around you. This is no fun for them either. Therefore, successful emotion processing and regulation is very important for humans. In fact, emotion regulation difficulties are a part of many mental health issues in children, teenagers, and adults. The way the brain processes and regulates emotions can be studied using a technique called magnetic resonance imaging MRI.
Actually, it is just a very fancy camera that is able to take images of all the parts inside your body.
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