The linguistic basis of left hemisphere specialization. Academic Article

abstract

• In humans the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain are functionally specialized with the left hemisphere predominantly mediating language skills. The basis of this lateralization has been proposed to be differential localization of the linguistic, the motoric, or the symbolic properties of language. To distinguish among these possibilities, lateralization of spoken language, signed language, and nonlinguistic gesture have been compared in deaf and hearing individuals. This analysis, plus additional clinical findings, support a linguistic basis of left hemisphere specialization.

authors

• Vaid, Jyotsna

published proceedings

• Science

author list (cited authors)

• Corina, D. P., Vaid, J., & Bellugi, U.

citation count

• 102

complete list of authors

• Corina, DP||Vaid, J||Bellugi, U

publication date

• March 1992

publisher

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)  Publisher

published in

• Science  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Brain
• Deafness
• Female
• Functional Laterality
• Gestures
• Humans
• Language
• Male
• Sign Language
• Speech

PubMed Central ID

• 1546327

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1126/science.1546327

URI

• https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/158725

start page

• 1258

end page

• 1260

volume

• 255

issue

• 5049

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1546327