Haskins Publications

Number	109
Year	1971
Drawer	2
Entry Date	05/19/1998
Authors	Shankweiler, D. P.
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Publication	In D. L. Horton & J. J. Jenkins (Eds.), Perception of language (pp. 185-200). Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill.
url	http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0109.pdf
Abstract	[Introduction] It has been recognized since the time of Broc (1861) that one hemisphere of man’s brain,usually the left, is specialized for speech functions. Fundamental though this fact is, it has remained somewhat isolated from the main body of knowledge about the brain, and only recently has it been subjected to experimental analysis. Many recent investigations have shown that the right hemisphere, the so-called minor hemisphere, has functions of its own which are not fully shared by the left hemisphere. Some recent studies of auditory perception, which I am about to review, point to the conclusion only in the perception of speech but also music and certain other complex sounds.
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