CORPUS-CALLOSUM AND BRAIN VOLUME IN WOMEN AND MEN

被引:79
作者
STEINMETZ, H [1 ]
STAIGER, JF [1 ]
SCHLAUG, G [1 ]
HUANG, YX [1 ]
JANCKE, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV DUSSELDORF,INST GEN PSYCHOL,CYBERNET PSYCHOL & PSYCHOBIOL SECT,D-40001 DUSSELDORF,GERMANY
关键词
BRAIN ANATOMY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HANDEDNESS; LATERALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199505090-00013
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
USING high-resolution in vivo magnetic resonance morphometry we measured the midsagittal area of the corpus callosum and total forebrain volume in 120 healthy young adults (mean age (+/- s.d.) 25.7 +/- 4.7 years). The forebrain volume-adjusted size of the corpus callosum was larger in women than in men (32 mm(2) mean difference;p = 0.011). Handedness had no effect in this measurement. The morphometric data confirm a gender difference in cerebral structural organization.
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页码:1002 / 1004
页数:3
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