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A reaction-time experiment assessed the time taken for information to pass from one cerebral hemisphere to the other in man. The experiment yielded a value on the order of 10 msec, consistent with available electrophysiological findings. The results also suggest that the reaction-time paradigm can be used to assay cerebral dominance for speech.
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Supported by NSF Grant GB-8013 to Dr. Paul Rozin. We are grateful to Dr. Burton Rosner and Dr. Paul Rozin for advice, criticism, and support.
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Moscovitch, M., Catlin, J. Interhemispheric transmission of information: Measurement in normal man. Psychon Sci 18, 211–213 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335741
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