Brain asymmetry

Brain asymmetry

Brain asymmetry can refer to at least two quite distinct findings:
* Neuroanatomical differencies between the left and right sides of the brain
* Lateralized functional differences: Lateralization of brain function

Neuroanatomical differencies themselves exist on different scales, from neuronal densities, to the size of regions such as the planum temporale, to—at the largest scale—the torsion or "wind" in the human brain, reflected shape of the skull, which reflects a backward (posterior) protusion of the left occipital bone and a forward (anterior) protusion of the right frontal bone. [Cite journal
author = Marjorie LeMay
title = Asymmetries of the skull and handedness. Phrenology revisited
journal = Journal of the Neurological Sciences
year = 1977
month = June
volume = 32
issue = 2
pages = 243–253
pmid = 874523
doi = 10.1016/0022-510X(77)90239-8]

Reference

Other

* Cite journal
author = Arthur W. Toga & Paul M. Thompson
title = Mapping Brain Asymmetry
journal = Nature Reviews Neuroscience
volume = 4
pages = 37–48
month = January
year = 2003
doi = 10.1038/nrn1009
url = http://www.cogsci.bme.hu/DoCS/oktatas/kurzusok/olvasoszeminarium/2003/brainasymmetry.pdf
* Cite journal
author = Marko Wilke and Vincent J. Schmithorst
title = A combined bootstrap/histogram analysis approach for computing a lateralization index from neuroimaging data
journal = NeuroImage
year = 2006
volume = 33
issue = 2
pages = 522–530
pmid = 16938470
doi = 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.07.010


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