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The effects of left- and right-brain lesions on verbal (VIQ) and performance (PIQ) subtests of the WAIS were investigated. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to statistically adjust for effects of age, education and intelligence. Results showed a decrement on VIQ scores with left-sided lesions. Right-sided lesions, however, did not reveal the expected impairment on “nonverbal” PIQ scores.
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Satz, P., Richard, W. & Daniels, A. The alteration of intellectual performance after lateralized brain-injury in man. Psychon Sci 7, 369–370 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331128
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