Multiple dimensions of handedness and the human corpus callosum

Neurology. 1993 Nov;43(11):2353-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.11.2353.

Abstract

Consistency of right-hand preference correlates with callosal isthmus size. Anterior corpus callosum (CC) regions vary as a function of sex and right- versus left-hand preference. We analyzed regional CC anatomy in a sample of right- and left-handed men and women on the basis of both degree ("Consistency") and direction ("Hand") of hand preference scores. Significant Hand x Consistency effects indicated that both are important factors in CC organization. These data also suggested that a single continuum of hand preference and regional CC size may not be applicable across all subjects.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Corpus Callosum / anatomy & histology*
  • Corpus Callosum / physiology
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged