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19614754

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Modern neuroimaging technologies allow scientists to uncover interspecies differences and similarities in hemispheric asymmetries that may shed light on the origin of brain asymmetry and its functional correlates. We analyzed asymmetries in ratios of white to grey matter in the lateral aspect of the lobes of the brains of chimpanzees. We found marked leftward asymmetries for all lobar regions. This asymmetry was particularly pronounced in the frontal region and was found to be related to handedness for communicative manual gestures as well as for tool use. These results point to a continuity in asymmetry patterns between the human and chimpanzee brain, and support the notion that the anatomical substrates for lateralization of communicative functions and complex manipulative activities may have been present in the common hominid ancestor.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1460-9568
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The chimpanzee brain shows human-like perisylvian asymmetries in white matter.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. ccantal@clemson.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural