In most humans, language is lateralized to the left side volunteers. Subjects with left (n ⍧ 264), bilateral (n ⍧ 31) or right (n ⍧ 31) hemisphere language representation of the brain. It has been speculated that this hemispheric specialization is a prerequisite for the full realization of did not differ significantly with respect to mastery of foreign languages, academic achievement, artistic talents, linguistic potential. Using standardized questionnaires and performance measures, we

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... to determine verbal fluency or (as assessed in a representative subgroup) in intelligence or speed of linguistic processing. if there are behavioural correlates of atypical, i.e. righthemispheric and bilateral, language lateralization. The These findings suggest that atypical hemispheric specialization for language, i.e. right-hemisphere or side and degree of language lateralization were determined by measuring the hemispheric perfusion bilateral specialization, is not associated with major impairments of linguistic faculties in otherwise healthy differences by functional transcranial Doppler ultrasonography during a word generation task in healthy subjects. Abbreviations: CBFV ϭ cerebral blood flow velocity; fTCD ϭ functional transcranial Doppler sonography; MCA ϭ middle cerebral arteries