Hemispheric asymmetries in stutterers: Disorder severity and neuroticism?

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-315

  Szela̧g, Elzbieta ^a   Herman Jeglińska, Anna ^a   Garwarska Kolek, Danuta ^b  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hemispheric asymmetry; Mild stutterers; Neuroticism; Severe stutterers; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUTTERING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; STUTTERING;

EID: 0031114250     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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