Comparative neuropsychology of the dual brain: A stroll through animals' left and right perceptual worlds

Brain and Language

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-219

  Vallortigara, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHICKEN; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EVOLUTION; EYE DOMINANCE; FISH; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SLEEP; SPATIAL MEMORY; TACHISTOSCOPY; TOAD; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL FIELD; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034660674     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.2000.2303     Document Type: Article

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