Manual laterality in haptic and visual reaching tasks by tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). An association between hand preference and hand accuracy for food discrimination

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1685-1692

  Spinozzi, Giovanna ^a   Cacchiarelli, Barbara ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand preference; Haptic discrimination; Manual performance; Tactual reaching; Visual reaching

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FOOD; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; FOOD; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; MALE; TOUCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033660534     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(00)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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