x011 at Lehigh.EDU wrote:
} >CYNTHIA J. MONHEIM (cjm6689 at silver.sdsmt.edu) wrote:
} >} Does anyone have an answer as to WHY language ability initially develops in
} >} the left hemisphere, without exception?
} Nature (February 16, 1994) - gender differences pinpointed in how brain
} processes words. Men seem to be left side specialized for language processing
} and women seem to be using both sides of the brain.
} Ron Blue
If that statement is valid, it would mean that damage to the
left Broca center does not cause motor aphasia in women.
Maybe a more cautious and critical conclusion is appropriate.
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