?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Predictability+of+hand+skill+and+cognitive+abilities+from+craniofacial+width+in+right-+and+left-handed+men+and+women%3A+relation+of+skeletal+structure+to+cerebral+function&rft.creator=Dayi%2C+Ertunc&rft.creator=Okuyan%2C+Mukadder&rft.creator=Tan%2C+Uner&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Recently%2C+a+family+of+homeobox+genes+involved+in+brain+and+craniofacial+development+was+identified.+In+light+of+this+genetic+background%2C+we+hypothesized+that+some+functional+characteristics+of+human+brain+(hand+skill%2C+cognition)+may+be+linked+to+some+structural+characteristics+of+human+skull+(e.g.+craniofacial+width)+in+humans.+Hand+preference+was+assessed+by+the+Oldfield%60s+Handedness+Questionaire.+Hand+skill+was+measured+by+Peg+Moving+Task.+Face+width+was+measured+from+the+anteroposterior+cephalograms+(X-ray)+using+right+(R)+and+left+(L)+zygomatic+points.+Intelligence+%C2%93g%C2%94+was+assessed+by+Cattell%60s+Culture+Fair+Intelligence+Test%3B+the+perceptual-verbal+ability+was+assessed+by+%C2%93Finding+A%60s+Test%C2%94%3B+the+spatial+ability+was+assessed+by+the+mental+rotation+task%2C+in+right-+and+left-handed+men+and+women.+The+percentages+of+right-%2C+left-%2C+and+mixed-faced+subjects+were+close+to+those+found+for+paw+preference+in+cats.+So%2C+Women+tended+to+be+more+right-faced+(R-L+%3E+0)+and+less+left-faced+(R-L+%3C+0)+than+men+who+were+tended+to+be+more+left-faced+and+less+right-faced+than+women.+R-L+face+width+inversely+correlated+with+L-R+PMT+(peg+moving+time)+in+left-handers%3B+there+was+a+direct+relation+between+these+variables+in+right-handers.+Cattell-IQ+linearly+increased+with+R-L+face+width+in++left-handers%2C+negatively+correlated+in+right-handed+men+and+women.+Verbal+ability+inversely+related+to+R+%C2%96+L+face+width+in+right-+and+left-handed+men%2C+but+directly+correlated+in+right-handed+women.+Number+correct+on+mental+rotation+task+positively+linearly+correlated+with+R-L+face+width+in+left-handers+and+right-handed+women.+It+was+concluded+that+the+structural-functional+coupling+revealed+in+the+present+work+may+have+its+origins+in+parallel+development+of+the+craniofacial+skeleton+and+brain+under+the+influence+of++homeobox+genes.++++++&rft.publisher=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.contributor=Weinstein%2C+Sidney&rft.date=2002-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2198%2F3%2FDAYITAN.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dayi%2C+Ertunc+and+Okuyan%2C+Mukadder+and+Tan%2C+Uner++(2002)+Predictability+of+hand+skill+and+cognitive+abilities+from+craniofacial+width+in+right-+and+left-handed+men+and+women%3A+relation+of+skeletal+structure+to+cerebral+function.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2198%2F