Haptic discrimination in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): Evidence of manual specialization

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-152

  Parr, Lisa A ^a   Hopkins, William D ^a,b   De Waal, Frans B M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative; Hemispheric specialization; Lateralization; Posture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CEBUS; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOUCH;

EID: 0030590910     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(96)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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