Alexithymia: A right hemisphere dysfunction specific to recognition of certain facial expressions?

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 246-258

  Jessimer, Matthew ^a   Markham, Roslyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; COLLEGE STUDENT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031193740     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0900     Document Type: Article

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