The effects of hand preference and gender on finger tapping performance asymmetry by the use of an infra-red light measurement device

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 529-534

  Schmidt, Sergio L ^a   Oliveira, Rosinda M ^a   Krahe, Thomas E ^a   Filgueiras, Cláudio C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Handedness; Motor performance; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033981994     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(99)00120-7     Document Type: Article

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