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Science 13 August 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4560, pp. 659 - 661
DOI: 10.1126/science.7089587
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Science, Vol 217, Issue 4560, 659-661
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Sex and handedness differences in cerebral blood flow during rest and cognitive activity

RC Gur, RE Gur, WD Obrist, JP Hungerbuhler, D Younkin, AD Rosen, BE Skolnick, and M Reivich

Cognitive activity resulted in increased flow of blood to the cerebral hemispheres. The increase was greater to the left hemisphere for a verbal task and greater to the right hemisphere for a spatial task. The direction and degree of hemispheric flow asymmetry were influenced by sex and handedness, females having a higher rate of blood flow per unit weight of brain, and females and left-handers having a greater percentage of fast-clearing tissue, presumably gray matter.


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