Effect sizes and meta-analysis indicate no sex dimorphism in the human or rodent corpus callosum

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Douglas Wahlsten, Visiting Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Sex dimorphism occurs when group means differ by four or more standard deviations. However, the average size of the corpus callosum is greater in males by about one standard deviation in rats, 0.2 standard deviation in humans, and virtually zero in mice. Furthermore, variations in corpus callosum size are related to brain size and are not sex specific.

Additional Information

Publication
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1998, 21, 338-339.
Language: English
Date: 1998
Keywords
Sexual dimorphism, Neuroscience, Corpus callosum Brain structures

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