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Right hemisphere language in a neurologically normal dextral: a fMRI study
M W Chee1, R L Buckner, R L Savoy
1MGH-NMR Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown 02129, USA.
Neuroreport
|December 17, 1998
Summary
Right-handed individuals (dextrals) rarely show right-brain language dominance. This study found mirrored brain activation patterns in one dextral during language tasks, suggesting rare but functional language organization in the right hemisphere.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neuroimaging
Background:
- Right-handedness (dextrality) is typically associated with left cerebral hemisphere dominance for language.
- Cases of right hemisphere language dominance in dextrals are exceptionally rare.