Sex difference in language lateralization may be task-dependent
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Sex difference in language lateralization may be task-dependent.
It has been proposed that language is more strongly lateralized in males than in females. Recent imaging studies, however, have yielded a variety of apparently contradictory observations. A meta-analysis by Sommer et al. (2004) has provided us with an up-to-date collection of 24 studies in which language-related activity was assessed with functional imaging techniques in healthy subjects. By co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1460-2156,0006-8950
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh460