The effects of hand preference side and hand preference switch history on measures of psychological and physical well-being and cognitive performance in a sample of older adult right-and left-handers

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2074-2083

  Porac, Clare ^a   Searleman, Alan ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral organization; Cognitive abilities; Lateral preferences; Lateralization; Left handedness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; WELLBEING; WRITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; EAR; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036385282     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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