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Asymmetries of Sensory Functions (Spatial and Temporal Discrimination) in Normal Persons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

H. H. Fleischhacker
H. H. Fleischhacker*
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Shenley Hospital, Herts
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Commenting on the different symptoms produced by disturbances of the left hemisphere (aphasia, apraxia, etc.) and of the right (dreamy states, hallucinations, etc.), Hughlings Jackson on many occasions pointed out that there exists a “duality” of the brain; the anterior parts of the left hemisphere serving more controlled and objective purposes, the posterior parts of the right more subjective† and the anterior parts of the right serving more automatic purposes. Consequently, quoting Bastian and Rosenthal to support him, he tendered the suggestion that “mental” symptoms might be indicative of a disturbance particularly of the posterior parts of the right hemisphere (in right-handed people).

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 93 , Issue 391 , April 1947 , pp. 318 - 332
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1947 

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