Prof. Lesley Rogers of the University of New England, Australia on asymmetrical brain
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Prof. Lesley Rogers discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cerebral lateralization and its implications in various species.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Lesley Rogers of the University of New England, Australia on the Survival with an asymmetrical brain: Advantages and disadvantages of cerebral lateralization, Development and function of lateralization in the avian brain, A right antenna for social behavior in honeybees, and A function for the bicameral mind.Prof. Lesley Rogers is emeritus professor at the University of New England in Australia. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and has made significant contributions to the understanding of brain development and behavior, especially the lateralization of the brain in non-human animals. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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