Behavioral Lateralization in Vertebrates: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Functional lateralization in the human brain was first identified in the classic observations by Broca in the 19^th century. Only one hundred years later, however, research on this topic began anew, discovering that humans share brain lateralization not only with other mammals, but with other vertebrates and even invertebrates. Studies on lateralization have also received considerable attention in recent years due to their important evolutionary implications, becoming an important and flouri...