Postural Asymmetries and Language Lateralization in Humans (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-96

  Day, Lainy B ^a   MacNeilage, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPEECH;

EID: 0030092858     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.110.1.88     Document Type: Article

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