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Lesley J. Rogers is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia. Their research spans primarily the fields of neuroscience and psychology, with significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and social psychology as well as contributions to geometry and topology, developmental and educational psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include hemispheric asymmetry in neuroscience, primate behavior and ecology, morphological variations and asymmetry, child and animal learning development, animal behavior and reproduction, human-animal interaction studies, and animal vocal communication and behavior.

Recent publication venues where Rogers has frequently contributed include Symmetry, Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition, Animals, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

  • Brain Lateralization and Cognitive Capacity, 2021, published in Animals
  • Brain and behavioural asymmetries in non-human species, 2021, published in Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition
  • Brain Size Associated with Foot Preferences in Australian Parrots, 2021, published in Symmetry
  • Knowledge of lateralized brain function can contribute to animal welfare, 2023, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Asymmetry of Motor Behavior and Sensory Perception: Which Comes First?, 2020, published in Symmetry

Collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Gisela Kaplan, Markus Hausmann, Giorgio Vallortígara, Cinzia Chiandetti, and Andrea Dissegna. Rogers's body of work reflects interdisciplinary cooperation across behavioral neuroscience and cognitive research.

In addition to journal articles, Rogers has contributed to published books. One example is The Motherhood Aesthetic in Contemporary Black American Plays, published by Publishing Without Walls eBooks in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Survival with an asymmetrical brain: Advantages and disadvantages of cerebral lateralization

    Giorgio Vallortigara;Lesley J. Rogers

  • Advantages of having a lateralized brain.

    Lesley J. Rogers;Paolo Zucca;Giorgio Vallortigara

  • Comparative vertebrate lateralization

    Lesley J. Rogers;Richard Andrew

  • The Evolution of Lateral Asymmetries, Language, Tool Use, and Intellect

    John L. Bradshaw;Lesley J. Rogers

  • The Origins of Cerebral Asymmetry: A Review of Evidence of Behavioural and Brain Lateralization in Fishes, Reptiles and Amphibians

    Angelo Bisazza;L J. Rogers;Giorgio Vallortigara

  • Origins of the Left & Right Brain

    Peter F. Macneilage;Lesley J. Rogers;Giorgio Vallortigara

  • Divided Brains: The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries

    Lesley J. Rogers;Giorgio Vallortigara;Richard J. Andrew

  • Possible evolutionary origins of cognitive brain lateralization

    G Vallortigara;L.J Rogers;A Bisazza

  • Evolution of hemispheric specialization: advantages and disadvantages.

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • The Development of Brain and Behaviour in the Chicken

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • Left-right asymmetries of behaviour and nervous system in invertebrates.

    Elisa Frasnelli;Giorgio Vallortigara;Lesley J. Rogers

  • Light experience and asymmetry of brain function in chickens.

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • Lateralisation of function in the chicken fore-brain

    L.J. Rogers;J.M. Anson

  • Hand and paw preferences in relation to the lateralized brain.

    Lesley J Rogers

  • Origins of the left and right brain

    Peter F. MacNeilage;Lesley J. Rogers;Giorgio Vallortigara

  • Lateralization in vertebrates: Its early evolution, general pattern, and development

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • Lateralisation of predator avoidance responses in three species of toads.

    Giuseppe Lippolis;Angelo Bisazza;Lesley J. Rogers;Giorgio Vallortigara

  • Relevance of brain and behavioural lateralization to animal welfare

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • Light input and the reversal of functional lateralization in the chicken brain.

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • Lateralisation in the Avian Brain

    Lesley J. Rogers

  • The Evolution of Lateral Asymmetries, Language, Tool Use, and Intellect.

    Robin Dunbar;John Bradshaw;Lesley Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Vallortigara
Giorgio Vallortigara University of Trento
Richard J. Andrew
Richard J. Andrew University of Sussex
Peter F. MacNeilage
Peter F. MacNeilage The University of Texas at Austin
Lucia Regolin
Lucia Regolin University of Padua
Marie E. Gibbs
Marie E. Gibbs Monash University
John L. Bradshaw
John L. Bradshaw Monash University
Luca Tommasi
Luca Tommasi University of Chieti-Pescara
Georg F. Striedter
Georg F. Striedter University of California, Irvine
Michael G. Stewart
Michael G. Stewart The Open University
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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