Changes in hemispheric asymmetry following early brain damage and its impact on cognitive processing
| dc.contributor.author | Stickgold, Kira Emily | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T18:25:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T18:25:54Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1995 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Psychology | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Volumetric measurements of the hemispheres were derived using Magnetic Resonance (MR) images from patients with medical refractory seizures. Hemispheric asymmetry quotients were determined using the formula 100 X (left volume - right volume)/(left volume + right volume) and related to side of seizure origin, age of onset, hemisphere lateralization for speech, and IQ measures from the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised; and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised). Hemispheric asymmetry and side of seizure origin were associated, (F(l ,39) = 6.43, p < .005); that is, a larger left hemisphere occurred in the context of right, but not left-sided, seizure origin. Age of seizure onset, however, did not affect this asymmetry. In contras~ to previous studies, there were no significant correlations between atypical asymmetry (right hemisphere > left hemisphere) and VIQ - PIQ scores. The relation between hemispheric speech dominance and anatomical asymmetry approached, but did not reach statistical levels of significance (F,(1,43) = 2.03, p<.08). | en |
| dc.format.extent | 49 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/19799 | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.title | Changes in hemispheric asymmetry following early brain damage and its impact on cognitive processing | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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