Hand preference and sex shape the architecture of language networks

@article{citeulike:1188456, abstract = {In right-handed subjects, language processing relies predominantly on left hemisphere networks, more so in men than in women, and in right- versus left-handers. Using DT-MRI tractography, we have shown that right-handed men are massively interconnected between the left-hemisphere language areas, whereas the homologous in the right hemisphere are sparse; interhemispheric connections between the language areas and their contralateral homologues are relatively strong. Women and left-handed men have equally strong intrahemispheric connections in both hemispheres, but women have a higher density of interhemispheric connections. Hum Brain Mapp, 2006. {\copyright} 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.}, address = {Signal Processing Institute, Ecole Polytechnique F\'{e}d\'{e}rale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Division of Neuropsychology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland}, author = {Hagmann, Patric and Cammoun, Leila and Martuzzi, Roberto and Maeder, Philippe and Clarke, Stephanie and Thiran, Jean-Philippe and Meuli, Reto }, citeulike-article-id = {1188456}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.20224}, journal = {Human Brain Mapping}, keywords = {dti, gender, handedness, jc-hbm, laterality}, number = {10}, pages = {828--835}, posted-at = {2007-03-26 21:44:44}, priority = {2}, title = {Hand preference and sex shape the architecture of language networks}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.20224}, volume = {27}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1188456 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1188456 N2 - In right-handed subjects, language processing relies predominantly on left hemisphere networks, more so in men than in women, and in right- versus left-handers. Using DT-MRI tractography, we have shown that right-handed men are massively interconnected between the left-hemisphere language areas, whereas the homologous in the right hemisphere are sparse; interhemispheric connections between the language areas and their contralateral homologues are relatively strong. Women and left-handed men have equally strong intrahemispheric connections in both hemispheres, but women have a higher density of interhemispheric connections. Hum Brain Mapp, 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. IS - 10 JF - Human Brain Mapping AD - Signal Processing Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Division of Neuropsychology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland EP - 835 TI - Hand preference and sex shape the architecture of language networks VL - 27 SP - 828 KW - dti KW - gender KW - handedness KW - jc-hbm KW - laterality AU - Hagmann, Patric AU - Cammoun, Leila AU - Martuzzi, Roberto AU - Maeder, Philippe AU - Clarke, Stephanie AU - Thiran, Jean-Philippe AU - Meuli, Reto PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.20224 ER -