Foundations of a functional theory of human handedness

Theory and Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 375-398

  Janßen, Josef P ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain disorders; Exceptional giftedness; Functionalism; Handedness; Personality development; Phenomenology; Self perception; Theory formulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034385606     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354300103004     Document Type: Article

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