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Lateralized Suppression of Dichotically Presented Digits after Commissural Section in Man

Milner, Brenda and Taylor, L. and Sperry, R. W. (1968) Lateralized Suppression of Dichotically Presented Digits after Commissural Section in Man. Science, 161 (3837). pp. 184-185. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.161.3837.184. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20151214-093618220

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Abstract

Right-handed patients with surgical disconnection of the cerebral hemispheres cannot report verbal input to the left ear if different verbal stimuli have been channeled simultaneously to the right ear. With monaural stimulation, they show equal accuracy of report for the two ears. These findings highlight the dominance of the contralateral over the ipsilateral auditory projection system. Suppression of right-ear input is obtained in nonverbal tests. Dissociation between verbal and left-hand stereognostic responses indicate a right-left dichotomy for auditory experience in the disconnected hemispheres.


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Additional Information:© 1968 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 1 May 1968. Supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (grant MH-07332 to R.W.S.) and by the Medical Research Council of Canada. We thank Drs. P. J . Vogel and J . E. Bogen for permission to study their patients.
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Issue or Number:3837
DOI:10.1126/science.161.3837.184
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Official Citation:Lateralized Suppression of Dichotically Presented Digits after Commissural Section in Man Brenda Milner, L. Taylor, and R. W. Sperry Science 12 July 1968: 161 (3837), 184-185. [DOI:10.1126/science.161.3837.184]
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