Hemispheric asymmetry in the fusiform gyrus distinguishes Homo sapiens from chimpanzees.
While the neural basis for linguistic communication has been linked to brain structural asymmetries found only in humans (wider connective spacing is found between the minicolumns of neurons in the left hemisphere language areas), it is unknown if the opposite microanatomical asymmetry exists in the...
Main Authors: | Chance, SA, Sawyer, E, Clover, L, Wicinski, B, Hof, P, Crow, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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