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Human cerebral asymmetries evaluated by computed tomography

H C Chiu, A R Damasio

    Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
    |October 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Cerebral asymmetries, including petalia and sinus deviation, are not linked to handedness in individuals without neurological disease. These asymmetries may correlate with language dominance rather than handedness.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Human Anatomy
    • Radiology

    Background:

    • Handedness is a common human trait, but its relationship with brain structure and asymmetries remains debated.
    • Cerebral asymmetries, such as petalia (skull asymmetry) and sinus deviation, have been observed in the brain.
    • Previous research has explored links between handedness and brain lateralization, with varying conclusions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between handedness and specific cerebral asymmetries in healthy individuals.
    • To determine if handedness correlates with frontal/occipital petalia, lobe width, or straight sinus deviation.
    • To assess if cerebral asymmetries are independent of handedness or related to language dominance.

    Main Methods:

    • Seventy-five healthy individuals underwent standardized handedness testing.
    • Computed tomography (CT) scans were analyzed to assess frontal and occipital petalia, lobe widths, and straight sinus deviation.
    • Statistical analyses were performed to compare asymmetries between right-handers and non-right-handers.

    Main Results:

    • Handedness and cerebral asymmetries were found to be independent variables.
    • No significant differences in asymmetries were observed between right-handers and non-right-handers, or among different degrees of left-handedness.
    • Left occipital petalia, right frontal petalia, and rightward straight sinus deviation were common irrespective of handedness.

    Conclusions:

    • The study does not support an association between cerebral symmetry/reverse asymmetry and left-handedness or ambidexterity.
    • Observed cerebral asymmetries are more likely related to cerebral language dominance than to handedness.
    • CT scan analysis may serve as a predictor of cerebral dominance.

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