Wada et al., 1975 / post-mortem / area / 78 adults with known sex / not known / more women than men with R>L / ______/ ______/ ______/ not controlled
Kulynych et al., 1994 / MRI / surface area / 12 men, 12 women / RH / 10/12 men L>R; 5/12 women L>R, 6/12 R>L / ______/ no sex differences / ______/ not
controlled
Jancke et al., 1994 / MRI / surface area / 70 men, 71 women / 106 RH, 35 LH / no sex differences / ______/ ______/ RH men and LH women R>L; / not controlled
Schlaepfer et al., 1995 / MRI / gray matter volume / 43 men, 17 women / not known / ______/ proportionally larger in women than men / ______/ ______/ controlled
Penhune et al., 1996 / MRI / gray, white, and total volume / 10 men, 10 women / RH / ______/ ______/ no sex differences / ______/ not controlled
Steinmetz, 1996 / MRI / surface area / 154 adults / RH and LH / no sex differences / ______/ ______/ ______/ not controlled
Harasty et al., 1997 / post-mortem / gray matter volume / 10 men, 11 women / not known / proportionally larger in women than men / proportionally larger in women than men / no sex differences / ______/ controlled
Pries et al., 1999 / MRI / area / 32 boys, 29 girls / RH / boys smaller right PT than girls / ______/ ______/ no sex differences / not controlled
Foundas et al., 1999 / MRI / 12 men, 12 women / RH / ______/ ______/ ______/ not controlled
Watkins et al., 2001 / MRI / gray matter volume / 81 men, 61 women / 128 RH, 14 LH / no sex differences / ______/ ______/ ______/ not controlled
Good et al., 2001 / MRI / gray, white, and total volume / 265 men, 200 women / 398 RH, 67 LH / (PT/HG) no sex differences / ______/ ______/ ______/ controlled
TABLE 1
Table Abbreviations: RH = right-handed, LH = left-handed, SF = Sylvian fissure, CS = central sulcus, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, PT = planum temporale, pSTG = posterior superior temporal gyrus, HG = Heschl’s gyrus, PAR = posterior ascending ramus, TBV = total brain volume
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