Choosing sides: On the variability of language lateralization in normal subjects

Christine Chiarello; Nina Dronkers; Curtis Hardyck

doi:10.1016/0028-3932(84)90082-4

Choosing sides: On the variability of language lateralization in normal subjects

Christine Chiarello, Nina Dronkers, Curtis Hardyck

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We report test-retest reliabilities and individual asymmetries for a lateralized lexical decision task. Although acceptable reliability was found for word recognition, most subjects did not show statistically significant asymmetries, despite a robust right visual field group advantage. Inter-subject variability was unrelated to sex, handedness, or familial sinistrality. We offer some suggestions as to why these differences are to be expected in the study of normal populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	363-373
Number of pages	11
Journal	Neuropsychologia
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-3932(84)90082-4
State	Published - 1984

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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