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. 2010 Mar 3;3:1–39. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s7935

Table 3.

Handedness and frequencies of demographics, lateralization and performance parameters for 4 subjects with incomplete mirror reversal. Copyright © 2001. Adapted and reprinted with permission of Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Ltd. From Floel A, Knecht S, Lohmann H, et al. Language and spatial attention can lateralize to the same hemisphere in healthy humans. Neurology. 2001; 57:1018–1024

Demographics Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Average and tests
FSIQ z = +0.60 z = +0.40 z = +0.50 z = +0.60 z = +0.53
Occupation Medical student Business consultant Teacher Medical Student
Age 25 32 28 23 27
Gender M F F F 75% F
Handedness −30 (L) −100 (L) −23 (L) +79 (R) 75% LH
Lang. Lat. −1.73 (R) −3.06 (R) −3.36 (R) −4.13 (R) −3.07 (R)
Att. Lat. −1.71 (R) −2.78 (R) −3.20 (R) −2.86 (R) −2.64 (R)
Incomplete Mirror R. All Subjects
Verbal Fluency z = +2.29 z = +1.26 z = +1.92 z = +2.48 z = +2.01
Line Bisection z = +0.02 z = −0.54 z = +0.02 z = −1.96 z = −0.67
LPS V.K. z = 0.00 z = 0.00 z = +0.50 z = 0.00 z = +0.13
LPS Reasoning z = +1.00 z = 0.00 z = +1.00 z = +1.30 z = +0.83
LPS W.F. z = +1.30 z = +0.50 z = +0.50 z = +1.30 z = +0.90
LPS V.P. z = +0.50 z = +0.50 z = 0.00 z = +0.50 z = +0.38
LPS Figure-Ground z = +0.50 z = +1.00 z = +0.50 z = +1.30 z = +0.83
LPS Flex. of Closure z = +0.50 z = +0.50 z = +0.50 z = +0.00 z = +0.38
WAIS-R D.S. z = −0.70 z = 0.00 z = −1.00 z = +0.20 z = −0.38
Corsi Block Span z = +0.50 z = +0.50 z = −0.70 z = +0.20 z = +0.13
Trail-Making A/B z = +1.30 z = +0.70 z = −0.20 z = +1.30 z = +0.78
Speed/Accuracy z = +0.70 z = +1.40 z = +0.50 z = +1.60 z = +1.05
Finger Tapping (RH) +2.78 LH +3.20 LH +2.86 LH +2.21(LH)
EEG Scan Normal Normal Normal Normal All normal

Note: Bold type indicates potential statistical differences.

Abbreviations: FSIQ, Leistungsprufsystem (LPS) Full-Scale IQ; Lang. Lat., Language Lateralization; Att. Lat., Attentional Lateralization; Incomplete Mirror R., Incomplete Mirror Reversal; LPS V.K., LPS Verbal Knowledge; LPS W.F., LPS Word Fluency; LPS V.P., LPS Visual Perception; LPS Figure-Ground, LPS Figure-Background Perception; LPS Flex. of Closure, LPS Flexibility of Closure; WAIS-R D.S., Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Revised Digit Span Subtest; Corsi Block Span, Corsi Block Tapping Span; Trail-Making A/B, Trail-Making Test Part A (Cognitive Speed) and TMT Part B (Mental Flexibility) Combined Score; Speed-Accuracy, Concentration: Speed/ Accuracy d2 test; Finger Tapping (RH), Finger Tapping Praxis Localization using the Right Hand.