Reading and the corpus callosum: An MRI family study of volume and area

Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-241

  Fine, Jodene Goldenring ^a   Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Keith, Timothy Z ^b   Stapleton, Laura M ^c   Hynd, George W ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain volume; Corpus callosum; Dyslexia; Family differences; Gender; Intelligence; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reading disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; READING; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING;

EID: 34247368077     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.21.2.235     Document Type: Article

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