Time-resolved sex differences in language lateralization

S. Ortigue, G. Thut, T. Landis, C. M. Michel
2005 Brain  
Many clinical, behavioural and brain imaging studies have suggested that language functions are less asymmetrical in women than in men. Sommer and colleagues challenge this view in a recent review on the outcome of 24 functional brain imaging studies (PET, functional MRI or functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound) that looked at possible sex differences in language lateralization. A vote count analysis over all studies revealed a much higher score for those studies that reported no sex
more » ... ences. In addition, a meta-analysis of the lateralization index in 13 of these studies revealed no statistically significant difference between men and women.
doi:10.1093/brain/awh386 pmid:15845626 fatcat:5ncouxth5nghpde6lfihrpmq3i