Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 19, 2026

Spinal Cord Lateral Hemisection and Asymmetric Behavioral Assessments in Adult Rats
Published on: March 24, 2020
Laterality 2020: Response to the article commentaries
Sebastian Ocklenburg1, Gesa Berretz1, Julian Packheiser1
1Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
In our recent opinion paper "Laterality 2020: entering the next decade", we highlighted trends that we thought are likely to shape laterality research in the 2020s. Our opinion paper inspired 11 commentaries by experts from several disciplines which discussed a wide range of topics complementing the 10 trends we identified in the opinion paper. In this reply, we summarize and discuss the 11 commentaries by clustering them into 3 different main topics. The topic that was covered by the largest number of commentaries was the role of comparative and evolutionary approaches in laterality research. Moreover, several comments focused on the ontogenesis of hemispheric asymmetries and the importance of reliability and validity in laterality research. Embracing the technical advances, research trends and controversies laid out in the commentaries will significantly improve our understanding of several of the core questions of laterality research.
More Related Videos
07:03Evaluation of Hemisphere Lateralization with Bilateral Local Field Potential Recording in Secondary Motor Cortex of Mice
Published on: July 31, 2019
08:24The Joint Effect of Social Comparison and Social Distance on Evaluation of Intertemporal Choice Outcomes in Event-related Potential Studies
Published on: August 25, 2023
Related Concept Videos
Longitudinal Research
Polarity of the Cytoskeleton
Lateralization
Criticisms of the Evolutionary Perspective
Evolutionary psychology provides one explanation for these findings, suggesting...
Rotter's Locus of Control
Individuals with an internal locus of control believe that their personal efforts and decisions directly affect their...
Correspondence Bias