Spatial ability and lateralization in the haptic modality

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Ernest, Carole H ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032006852     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0959     Document Type: Article

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