Using rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry
Kopal J, Kumar K, Shafighi K, Saltoun K, Modenato C, Moreau C, Huguet G, Jean-Louis M, Martin C, Saci Z, Younis N, Douard E, Jizi K, Beauchamp-Chatel A, Kushan L, Silva A, van den Bree M, Linden D, Owen M, Hall J, Lippé S, Draganski B, Sønderby I, Andreassen O, Glahn D, Thompson P, Bearden C, Zatorre R, Jacquemont S, Bzdok D. Using rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2639. PMID: 38531844, PMCID: PMC10966068, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46784-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsGenome-wide association studiesBrain asymmetryPlanum temporale asymmetryHemispheric functional specializationStructural brain asymmetryCopy number variation carriersBrain-related phenotypesFacial cuesWord recognitionBrain lateralizationHuman cognitive capacitiesPerspective takingCognitive operationsRight hemispherePattern-learning approachBrain organizationLateralized functionsSusceptible to deletionGenetic influencesCognitive capacityAssociation studiesAsymmetry patternsGenomic deletionsGene sets