SEX BUT NO HAND DIFFERENCE IN THE ISTHMUS OF THE CORPUS-CALLOSUM

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STEINMETZ, H
JANCKE, L
KLEINSCHMIDT, A
SCHLAUG, G
VOLKMANN, J
HUANG, Y
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[1] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DEPT PSYCHOBIOL,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DEPT PSYCHOCYBERNET,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
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10.1212/WNL.42.4.749
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We performed high-resolution magnetic resonance morphometry of the total midsagittal area and seven midsagittal subareas of the corpus callosum in healthy young adult dextrals and sinistrals (N = 52). There was no influence of handedness on these anatomic measurements. However, an effect of sex emerged, with women (N = 26) having a larger porportional isthmus segment of the callosum. This may reflect a sex-specific difference in the interhemispheric connectivity and functional organization of the temporoparietal association cortex.
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