Visual laterality patterns for the perception of emotional words in alcoholic and aging individuals

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 144-154

  Hutner, Nancy ^a   Oscar Berman, Marlene ^a,b  

^a Holyoke Community College   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0029863668     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.144     Document Type: Article

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