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Morphological criteria of structural asymmetry in cortical and subcortical formations of the human brain

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Numerous clinical and experimental studies led to the conclusion that the hemispheres of the human brain are not equal functionally [1–6, and others]: the right hemisphere takes precedence in spatial and temporal perceptions and has a unique significance in the organization of the emotional life of man; the left hemisphere participates mainly in regulating complex motor functions and speech processes and specializes in analytical abstract activity. Differences in nervous and mental disorders have been found in cases of damage to the right and left hemispheres [7, 8].

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  1. Laboratory of Brain Architectonics, Brain Institute of the All-Union Scientific Center for Mental Health, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow

    I. N. Bogolepova, V. V. Amunts, N. S. Orzhekhovskaya & L. I. Malofeeva

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  1. I. N. Bogolepova
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Translated from Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii imeni S. S. Korsakova, Vol. 83, No. 7, pp. 971–975, July, 1983.

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Bogolepova, I.N., Amunts, V.V., Orzhekhovskaya, N.S. et al. Morphological criteria of structural asymmetry in cortical and subcortical formations of the human brain. Neurosci Behav Physiol 16, 87–90 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01186503

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