Morphologic Cerebral Asymmetries and Handedness
Archives of NeurologyPublished 1 May 1995
Anne L. Foundas
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Measurements of the PTr and PT appear to be important indexes of the known functional asymmetries of the perisylvian speech-language regions.
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On three-dimensional, gradient-echo, magnetic resonance imaging scans, we found a significant leftward asymmetry of the PTr and PT. When the groups were divided into right- and left-handed subjects, the former had a significant leftward asymmetry of the PTr and PT, while the latter did not. Measurements of the PTr and PT appear to be important indexes of the known functional asymmetries of the perisylvian speech-language regions.
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