The effects of congenital deficiency of gonadal hormones on verbal and spatial performance and on the establishment of hemispheric asymmetries were investigated in a group of patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The patients showed a left hemispheric advantage for verbal material and were mildly impaired, mainly on tasks involving a short-term memory load, in comparison with a matched control group. These results do not indicate a specific role of gonadal hormones on the establishment of hemispheric asymmetries. Lack of exposure during brain development results in a decrease in memory functions which is not specific for verbal or spatial material.
PATTERNS OF LATERALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR VERBAL AND SPATIAL TASKS IN CONGENITAL ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY / S. F., Cappa; Guariglia, Cecilia; C., Papagno; L., Pizzamiglio; G., Vallar; Zoccolotti, Pierluigi; B., Ambrosi; V., Santiemma. - In: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. - ISSN 0166-4328. - STAMPA. - 31:2(1988), pp. 177-183. [10.1016/0166-4328(88)90021-6]
PATTERNS OF LATERALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR VERBAL AND SPATIAL TASKS IN CONGENITAL ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY
GUARIGLIA, Cecilia;ZOCCOLOTTI, Pierluigi;
1988
Abstract
The effects of congenital deficiency of gonadal hormones on verbal and spatial performance and on the establishment of hemispheric asymmetries were investigated in a group of patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The patients showed a left hemispheric advantage for verbal material and were mildly impaired, mainly on tasks involving a short-term memory load, in comparison with a matched control group. These results do not indicate a specific role of gonadal hormones on the establishment of hemispheric asymmetries. Lack of exposure during brain development results in a decrease in memory functions which is not specific for verbal or spatial material.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
