Investigating agenesis of the corpus callosum using functional MRI: a study examining interhemispheric coordination of motor control

J Neuroimaging. 2011 Jan;21(1):65-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00430.x.

Abstract

We report fMRI findings in 3 asymptomatic cases of agenesis of the corpus callosum, the largest white matter bundle in the brain, which is responsible for interhemispheric transfer of information. Sensory information was presented to 1 hemisphere, and the patients had to generate a motor response governed by the contralateral hemisphere. Enhanced ipsilateral motor pathways have been suggested as a compensation method for people with agenesis of the corpus callosums; our functional magnetic resonance imaging data did not support this theory.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aicardi Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality / physiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Motor Skills / physiology*
  • Neuropsychological Tests