Why do we speak with the left hemisphere?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-503

  Capozzoli, N J ^a  

^a California Medical Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; EYE DOMINANCE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033025105     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0004     Document Type: Article

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