Abstract
Dichotic speech (CV syllables) and non-verbal stimuli (melodies, tones and triple tones) were presented to 20 French Canadian (10 men, 10 women) and 19 Chinese (10 men, 9 women) right- handed university students to investigate cultural and sexual differences in auditory functional asymmetry. Analyses of variances on correct scores showed a REA in the perception of speech and a LEA in the perception of melodies and triple tones for both groups. Cross-cultural effects were observed for speech only, indicating a better overall performance on the part of French Canadian students. Moreover, women were better than men in the perception of tones and triple tones, suggesting that women may attend more to intonational information. Finally, the results for both ethnic groups showed the same pattern of interhemispheric functional asymmetry for speech and non- speech material.
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