Different types of functional asymmetries, which form individual laterality profiles, were compared with the use of a battery of sensorimotor and cognitive laterality tests (TOPOS), the Benziger thinking style assessment (BTSA) test, the Cattell 17PF test, and psychosemantic multidimensional scaling. The proportion of men was shown to be higher among individuals with the left-side, symmetrical, and intersecting motor laterality profiles. Men with a dominant left leg or without asymmetry in the profile were more frequent than women, whereas women prevailed among persons with a dominant left eye. Different laterality profiles were obtained for different factors of the Cattell test. Comparison of the sensorimotor laterality and the BTSA data showed that more than half of persons with the left-hemispheric sensorimotor profile prefer right-hemispheric cognitive strategies. The results suggest that lateralities of different types may be nonuniform.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-149
Number of pages8
JournalHuman Physiology
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2005

    Research areas

  • Brain asymmetry, eye dominance, personality test, SCOPUS, РИНЦ

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Physiology (medical)

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