An olfactory experiment using a category-judgement paradigm is reported. Right-handed women showed a right-nostril superiority in identifying five intensity levels of n-butanol. The results are seen as supporting Pendse's (1978) hypothesis that hemispheric specialization for language and visuospatial functions can be accounted for in terms of an information transmission model.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BrizzolaraD.De NobiliG. L.FerrettiG.Tactile discrimination of direction of lines in relation to hemispheric specialization. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982, 54, 655–660.
2.
CohenH.LevyJ.Hemispheric categorization of tactile information in sighted and blind subjects. Paper presented at the 92nd Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, 1984.
3.
CranneyJ.AshtonR.Tactile spatial ability: Lateralized performance of deaf and hearing groups. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1982, 34, 123–134.
4.
DoddsA.Hemispheric differences in tactuo-spatial processing. Neuropsychologia, 1978, 16, 246–254.
5.
HarrimanJ.CastellL.Manual asymmetry for tactile discrimination. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1979, 48, 290.
6.
KoelegaH.Olfaction and sensory asymmetry. Chemical Senses and Flavour, 1979, 4, 89–95.
7.
LevyJ.ReidM.Variations in cerebral organization as a function of handedness, hand posture in writing, and sex. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1978, 107, 119–144.
8.
LumsdenC. J.WilsonE. O.Genes, mind, and culture: The revolutionary process. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univer. Press, 1981.
9.
PendseS.Hemispheric ability in making absolute judgments of monaurally presented pure tones. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1977, 44, 923–928.
10.
PendseS.Category perception, language and brain hemispheres: An information transmission approach. Behavioral Science, 1978, 23, 421–428.
11.
ShannonC.A mathematical theory of communication. Bell System Technical Journal, 1948, 27, 379–423, 623–656.
12.
SperryR.Cerebral organization and behavior. Science, 1961, 133, 1749–1757.
