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Functional Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Human Brain and Audition

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The review presents the current understanding of interhemispheric asymmetry of the human brain activity, recorded by electrophysiological and hemodynamic methods using various sound features. Along with the anatomical differences which may exist between the auditory cortices of the left and right brain hemispheres, the authors consider how lateralization of auditory responses depends on the parameters of sound stimulation and what patterns of interhemispheric asymmetry can be found in auditory evoked potentials (AEP) elicited during spatial processing of sound stimuli.

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This study was supported by the Program of Fundamental Scientific Research of State Academies for 2013–2020 (SP-14, Section 63.3).

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  1. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    S. F. Vaitulevich, E. A. Petropavlovskaya, L. B. Shestopalova & N. I. Nikitin

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Vaitulevich, S.F., Petropavlovskaya, E.A., Shestopalova, L.B. et al. Functional Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Human Brain and Audition. Hum Physiol 45, 202–212 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119719020129

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