EFFECTS OF HANDEDNESS AND GENDER ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE HUMAN CORPUS CALLOSUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Authors

James B. Pinkston, Brigham Young University

Keywords

handedness, gender, human corpus callosum, magnetic resonance imaging

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

Several studies have found differences in the human corpus callosum across gender and handedness (Aboitiz, Scheibel, Fisher, & Zaidel, 1992; Burke & Yeo, 1994; Cowell, eta!., 1993; de Lacoste-Utamsing & Holloway, 1982; Denenberg, eta!., 1991; Habib, eta!., 1991; Johnson & Bigler, eta!., 1994; Johnson & Farnworth, eta!., 1994; Laissy, et al .. 1993; Potter & Graves, 1988; Steinmetz, eta!., 1992; Witelson, 1989; Witelson, 1991; Witelson & Goldsmith, 1991). A myriad of others claim that these differences do not exist (Byne, eta!., 1988; Clarke, Kraftsik, VanDer Laos, & Innocenti, 1989; Hines, eta!., 1992; Kertesz, Polk, Howell, & Black, 1987; Laissy, et al., 1993; O’Kusky, eta!., 1988; Oppenheim, Lee, Nass, & Gazzaniga, 1987; Piccirilli, Giancarlo, & Sciarma, 1989; Pujol, Vendrell, Junque, MartiVilaltra, & Capdevila, 1993; Raine, eta!., 1990; Steinmetz, eta!., 1992; Weis, Kimbacher, Wenger, & Neuhold, 1993; Weis, Weber, Wenger, & Kimbacher, 1989; Witelson, 1985). These discrepancies may be attributable, in part, to the different methods used in these studies. While several aspects of the corpus callosum are agreed upon, methods used to study it differ (Driesen & Raz, in press).

Recommended Citation

Pinkston, James B. (2014) "EFFECTS OF HANDEDNESS AND GENDER ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE HUMAN CORPUS CALLOSUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 324.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/324