Handedness and performance variability as factors influencing mirror movement occurrence

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 823-835

  Armatas, Christine A ^a,d   Summers, Jeffery J ^b   Bradshaw, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; FINGER; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIRROR MOVEMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030446503     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639608408305     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Abercombie, M., Lindon, R., & Tyson, M. (1964). Associated movements in normal and physically handicapped children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 6, 573-580.
2. Aboitiz, F., Scheibel, A.B., Fisher, R.S., & Zaidel, E. (1992a). Fiber composition of the human corpus callosum. Brain Research, 598, 143-153.
3. Aboitiz, F., Scheibel, A.B., Fisher, R.S., & Zaidel, E. (1992b). Individual differences in brain asymmetries and fiber composition in the human corpus callosum. Brain Research, 598, 154-161.
4. Armatas, C.A., Summers, J.J., & Bradshaw, J.L. (in press). Strength as a factor influencing mirror movements. Human Movement Science.
5. Armatas, C.A., Summers, J.J., & Bradshaw, J.L. (1994). Mirror movements in normal adult subjects. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 3, 405-413.
6. Cernacek, J. (1961). Contralateral motor irradiation - cerebral dominance. Archives of Neurology, 4, 61-68.
7. Connolly, K., & Stratton, P. (1968). Developmental changes in associated movements. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 10, 49-56.
8. Durwen, H.F., & Herzog, A.G. (1989). Electromyographic investigation of mirror movements in normal adults - Variations of frequency with side of movements, handedness, and dominance. Brain Dysfunction, 2, 84-92.
9. Edwards, J.M., & Elliott, D. (1989). Asymmetries in intermanual transfer of training and motor overflow in adults with Down's Syndrome and non-handicapped children. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 11, 959-966.
10. Green, J.B. (1967). An electromyographic study of mirror movements. Neurology, 17, 91-94.
11. Herzog, A.G., & Durwen, H.F. (1992). Mirror movements. In A.B. Joseph & R.R. Young (Eds.), Movement disorders in neurology and neuropsychiatry (pp. 704-712). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific.
12. Kimura, D., & Archibald, Y. (1974). Motor functions of the left hemisphere. Brain, 9, 337-350.
13. Kristeva, R., Keller, E., Deecke, L., & Kornhuber, H. (1979). Cerebral potentials preceeding unilateral and simultaneous bilateral movements. Electroencephalographic Clinical Neurophysiology, 47, 229-238.
14. Lazarus, J.C., & Todor, J.I. (1987). Age differences in the magnitude of associated movement. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 29, 726-733.
15. Liederman, J., & Foley, L.M. (1987). A modified finger lift test reveals an asymmetry of motor overflow in adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology , 9, 498-510.
16. Nass, R. (1985). Mirror movement asymmetries in congenital hemiparesis: The inhibition hypothesis revisited. Neurology, 35, 1059-1062.
17. Norusis, M.J. (1990). SPSS advanced statistics user's guide. USA: SPSS.
18. Oldfield, R.C. (1971). The assessment and analysis of handedness: The Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia, 9, 97-113.
19. Parlow, S.E. (1990). Asymmetrical movement overflow in children depends on handedness and task characteristics. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 12, 270-280.
20. Regli, P., Filippa, G., & Wiesendanger, M. (1967). Hereditary mirror movements. Archives of Neurology, 16, 620-623.
21. Roland, P.E. (1984). Organisation of motor control by the normal human brain. Human Neurobiology, 2, 205-216.
22. Semmes, J. (1968). Hemispheric specialization: A possible clue to mechanism. Neuropsychologia, 6, 11-26.
23. Shibasaki, H., & Nagae, K. (1984). Mirror movement: Application of movement-related cortical potentials. Annals of Neurology, 3, 299-301.
24. Stern, J.A., Gold, S., Hoine, H., & Barocas, V.S. (1976). Toward a more refined analysis of the "overflow" or "associated movement" phenomenon. In D. Sankar (Ed.), Mental health in children (pp. 113-128). New York: PJD Publications.
25. Todor, J.I., & Lazarus, J.C. (1986a). Inhibitory influences on the emergence of motor competence in childhood. In L.D. Zaichkowsky & C.Z. Fuchs (Eds.), The psychology of motor behavior: Development, control, learning and performance (pp. 239-255). New York: Mouvement Publications.
26. Todor, J.I., & Lazarus, J.C. (1986b). Exertion level and the intensity of associated movements. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 28, 205-212.
27. Van Sant, A.F., & Williams, K. (1986). Incidence of associated reactions in young boys and reliability of observations. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 6, 41-53.
28. Walshe, F.M.R. (1923). On certain tonic or postural reflexes in hemiplegia with special reference to the so-called 'associated movements'. Brain, 46, 1-37.
29. Witelson, S.F. (1989). Hand and sex differences in the isthmus and genu of the human corpus callosum. Brain, 112, 799-835.
30. Witelson, S.F., & Goldsmith, C.H. (1991). The relationship of hand preference to anatomy of the corpus callosum in men. Brain Research, 545, 175-182.
31. Wolff, P., Gunne, C., & Cohen, C. (1983). Associated movements as a measure of developmental age. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 25, 417-429.
32. Yensen, R. (1965). A factor influencing motor overflow. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 20, 967-968.