The left hemisphere as the redundant hemisphere

Iris E.C. Sommer; René S. Kahn

doi:10.1017/S0140525X03550063

The left hemisphere as the redundant hemisphere

Iris E.C. Sommer^*, René S. Kahn

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Abstract

In this commentary we argue that evolution of the human brain to host the language system was accomplished by the selective development of frontal and temporal areas in the left hemisphere. The unilateral development of Broca's and Wernicke's areas could have resulted from one or more transcription factors that have an expression pattern restricted to the left hemisphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	239-240
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X03550063
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2003

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The left hemisphere as the redundant hemisphere

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