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Science 14 March 1980:
Vol. 207. no. 4436, pp. 1226 - 1228
DOI: 10.1126/science.7355287
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Science, Vol 207, Issue 4436, 1226-1228
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Differences in the distribution of gray and white matter in human cerebral hemispheres

RC Gur, IK Packer, JP Hungerbuhler, M Reivich, WD Obrist, WS Amarnek, and HA Sackeim

The distribution of gray matter in the two cerebral hemispheres was determined by the xenon-133 inhalation method. There was more gray matter relative to white matter in the left hemisphere than in the right, particularly in the frontal and precentral regions. This finding suggests that the organization of the left hemisphere, relative to that of the right, emphasizes processing or transfer within regions, or both, rather than transfer across regions.


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