Morphological asymmetries of the cat brain.
The fissure patterns of 112 cat brains were examined and 45% were found to be asymmetric with respect to Otsuka and Hassler sulcus pattern types. As well, 22% were asymmetric with respect to the presence of a postcrutiate sulcus. No relationship was found between the presence or asymmetry of specific cortical features and paw preference, suggesting that these asymmetries are not associated with a functional asymmetry in visual discrimination performance previously demonstrated in the cat.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005552:Forelimb / Q000294:innervation