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Is the size of the human corpus callosum influenced by sex hormones?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Elizabeth Hampson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2 [email protected]

Abstract

Fitch & Denenberg have shown that manipulations of ovarian and testicular hormones early in development can influence the adult size of the corpus callosum in the rat. The human corpus callosum is highly variable in size and shape, but data are only now beginning to emerge on whether sex steroids influence callosal differentiation in humans. I describe recent data from our own laboratory and suggest avenues for future research.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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