Turkish Neurosurgery 1996 , Vol 6 , Num 1-2
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SEX DIFFERENCES TO THE ANATOMY OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM IN THE LIVING HUMAN BEING
Atıf AYDlNLIOĞLU1, Semih DİYARBAKIRLI1, Nurullah YÜCEER3, Papatya KELEŞ1, Özkan ÜNAL2, Ali Rıza ERDOĞAN1
1Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Erzurum, Turkey
2Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Erzurum, Turkey
3Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Van, Türkiye
The area of the midsagittal section of the corpus callosum, particularly in the region of the splenium was found to be greater in women than in men. The magnetic resonance imaging of seventy adults was examined and showed the same association previously observed, between sex differences and area of the corpus callosum and its splenium. The quantitative results supported a relationship between variations in callosal anatomy and sex differences in human beings. Findings are discussed in the light of the related literature. Keywords : Brain, corpus callosum, magnetic resonance imaging, sex differences, splenium
Corresponding author : Nurullah Yüceer