Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Top-down control of the left visual field bias in cued visual spatial attention

The paper investigates how attentional control modulates a left visual field bias in cued visual spatial attention using pupillometry and fMRI.

Male and Female Brain Coherence Models of Cognitive Performance and Psychopathology

The paper develops a brain coherence biomarker, DI, to distinguish males from females and patients from controls, showing its utility in phenotyping sex and mental illness.

Walk the Plank! Using mobile EEG to investigate emotional lateralization of immersive fear in virtual reality

This study uses VR and mobile EEG to show that fear in a virtual environment induces greater right-hemispheric lateralization compared to neutral conditions and IAPS images.

Let's face it: The lateralization of the face perception network as measured with fMRI is not clearly right dominant

The study uses fMRI to examine hemispheric lateralization of the face perception network in 108 subjects, finding weak right dominance and significant individual variability.

Asymmetry of cortical functional hierarchy in humans and macaques suggests phylogenetic conservation and adaptation

The paper examines asymmetry in cortical functional organization between humans and macaques, finding phylogenetic conservation and species-specific adaptations.

Deciphering structural asymmetry of the habenula in the human brain

This study analyzes left-right volume differences in the human habenula across 52 datasets and finds significant heterogeneity due to MRI scanner and segmentation methods, with notable leftward asymmetry in specific conditions.

Cerebral laterality for writing in right- and left-handers: A functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound study

This study uses fTCD to compare cerebral lateralization during written word generation and symbol drawing in right- and left-handers, finding greater left-hemisphere involvement in right-handers for the linguistic aspect of writing.

Comparing Brain Asymmetries Independently of Brain Size

This paper investigates how brain asymmetry indices are affected by brain size and shows that omitting size-related predictors biases sex and age differences in asymmetries.

Large-scale differences in functional organization of left- and right-handed individuals using whole-brain, data-driven analysis of connectivity

This study compares functional connectivity differences between left- and right-handed individuals across the whole brain, revealing non-region-specific patterns of connectivity.

Quantitative multidimensional phenotypes improve genetic analysis of laterality traits

This study shows that quantitative multidimensional laterality phenotypes capture more genetic variation than binary traits in handedness, footedness, and eyedness.

Broca areas' asymmetry reflects gestural communication lateralisation in monkeys (Papio anubis)

The paper finds that gestural communication lateralization in baboons correlates with asymmetry in the Inferior Arcuate sulcus, suggesting a potential evolutionary link to human Broca area lateralization.

Environmental and molecular modulation of motor individuality in larval zebrafish

This study identifies genetic and environmental factors influencing individual behavioral variation in larval zebrafish using light-search behavior.

Handedness and midsagittal corpus callosum morphology: A systematic meta-analytic evaluation.

This study conducts a meta-analysis of 25 studies to evaluate the association between hand preference and corpus callosum morphology, finding no significant effect.

Left-handedness and its genetic influences are associated with structural asymmetries mapped across the cerebral cortex in 31,864 individuals

The paper associates left-handedness with structural brain asymmetries in specific cortical regions using data from 31,864 individuals and identifies genetic links to these asymmetries.

Light-induced asymmetries in the embryonic retina are mediated by the vascular system and extracellular matrix

The paper investigates light-induced left-right asymmetries in the chick retina, finding transient gene expression changes and links to vascular and extracellular matrix pathways.

Does Hemispheric Asymmetry Reduction in Older Adults (HAROLD) in motor cortex reflect compensation?

The paper investigates whether age-related hemispheric asymmetry reduction in motor cortex reflects compensation, finding no evidence for a compensatory mechanism.

Brain Laterality Dynamics Support Human Cognition

The paper maps dynamic brain lateralization patterns using resting-state fMRI data, revealing associations with cognitive functions and heritability.

Connectional Asymmetry of the Inferior Parietal Lobule Shapes Hemispheric Specialization in Humans, Chimpanzees, and Rhesus Macaques

The paper compares structural and connectional asymmetries of the inferior parietal lobule across humans, chimpanzees, and rhesus macaques, finding humans have more widespread asymmetric connections linked to hemispheric specialization.

Patterns of brain asymmetry associated with polygenic risks for autism and schizophrenia implicate language and executive functions but not brain masculinization

Connectivity profile laterality in corticostriatal functional circuitry: a fingerprinting approach

The paper quantifies functional connectivity profile laterality in corticostriatal circuits, identifies laterality hotspots, and shows their predictive value for language task performance.

The effect of double biofeedback on functional hemispheric asymmetry and activity: a pilot study

This pilot study investigates how double neurofeedback affects functional hemispheric asymmetry and activity in healthy participants, finding it does not directly influence asymmetry but may affect sound perception.

Planum Temporale grey matter volume asymmetries in new-born monkeys (Papio anubis)

The paper reports leftward asymmetry of the Planum Temporale grey matter volume in newborn baboons, suggesting continuity with human brain specialization for language.

The genetic architecture of structural left-right asymmetry of the human brain

The paper identifies 21 genetic loci associated with brain asymmetry using UK Biobank data and links them to microtubule-related genes and psychiatric traits.

Large-scale Phenomic and Genomic Analysis of Brain Asymmetrical Skew

The paper analyzes brain asymmetry in three population datasets, finding associations with handedness, cognitive functions, and a genetic correlation with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Mapping Complex Brain Torque Components and Their Genetic and Phenomic Architecture in 24,112 healthy individuals

This study analyzes brain torque components in 24,112 individuals, finding sex/handedness differences, heritability up to 56%, and genome- and phenome-wide associations with various traits.

Asymmetric transcallosal conduction delay leads to finer bimanual coordination

The paper measures transcallosal conduction delay (TCD) using TMS-evoked potentials and shows that asymmetric TCD improves bimanual coordination.

Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's Disease

The paper identifies asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across aging and Alzheimer's Disease, showing that the initially thicker hemisphere thins faster, with this pattern replicated across multiple cohorts.

Fibre-specific laterality of white matter in left and right language dominant people

This study uses fixel-based analysis to examine white matter lateralisation in individuals with left and right language dominance, finding similar patterns with some group differences in the forceps minor.

Relations between hemispheric asymmetries of grey matter and auditory processing of spoken syllables in 281 healthy adults

The paper examines the relationship between hemispheric grey matter asymmetry and auditory processing of spoken syllables in 281 adults, finding structural correlates in subcortical regions.

Brain activation lateralization in monkeys (Papio Anubis) following asymmetric motor and auditory stimulations through functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy

This study uses fNIRS to examine brain lateralization in baboons during motor and auditory stimulations, finding contralateral activation patterns similar to humans.