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HAND AND SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE ISTHMUS AND GENU OF THE HUMAN CORPUS CALLOSUM

Abstract

The midsagittal area of the corpus callosum was measured in its entirety and in seven subdivisions in a sample of 50 brains consecutively obtained from autopsies of individuals who had neuropsychological testing before death. A 12-item test of hand preference was used as an index of the pattern of interhemispheric functional asymmetry. Callosal size was analysed for two factors: hand preference, classified as consistent-right-hand preference …

Authors

WITELSON SF

Journal

Brain, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 799–835

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

1989

DOI

10.1093/brain/112.3.799

ISSN

0006-8950