Pt. I. The Discovery of Asymmetry: Clues from the Clinic. Ch. 1. Evidence from Brain Damage and the Rise of Neuropsychology. Ch. 2. Splitting the Brain: Insights from the Surgical Separation of the Hemispheres -- Pt. II. Exploring Asymmetry in the Normal Brain. Ch. 3. Psychology and Physiology: Building the Link Through Neuroimaging. Ch. 4. Behavioral Approaches to Asymmetry -- Pt. III. Handedness, Sex, and the Brain. Ch. 5. The Puzzle of the Left-Hander. Ch. 6. Sex Differences in Cognition and Asymmetry -- Pt. IV. From the Clinic to the Laboratory: Integrating Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging. Ch. 7. Language, Voluntary Movement, and Perception. Ch. 8. Attention, Memory, Music, and Emotion -- Pt. V. The Evolution and Development of Asymmetry. Ch. 9. Animal Asymmetries: The Search for the Biological Origins. Ch. 10. Asymmetry Over the Life Span -- Pt. VI. Pathology and Asymmetry. Ch. 11. Link to Developmental Disabilities and Psychiatric Illness.

Pt. VII. Hypotheses and Speculation: Beyond the Data. Ch. 12. Attempts at Applying Asymmetry: "Hemisphericity," Education, and Culture. Ch. 13. The Nature of Hemispheric Specialization. Ch. 14. Mind-Body, Consciousness, and the Hemispheres.