title: Familial aggregation of strong hemispheric language lateralization.
abstract: The most conspicuous aspect of the neural basis of language is the uneven involvement of the cerebral hemispheres. The familial distribution of variable degrees of left-hemispheric language lateralization was investigated. A significant familial aggregation of strong left-hemispheric language lateralization and a positive association of the degree of language lateralization between parents and their children were found. These data strongly suggest a genetic determination of the degree of language lateralization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48129 Muenster, Germany. anneken@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anneken
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dräger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Breitenstein
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kennerknecht
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ringelstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knecht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010375:Pedigree; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial