Lateralized ultradian rhythms of the right and left brain: Temporal variations of tactile discrimination tested in German subjects

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-231

  Meier Koll, Alfred ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; PERCEPTION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOUCH;

EID: 0032938718     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099002217     Document Type: Article

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