Right- and left-brain hemisphere. Rhythm in reaction time to light signals is task-load-dependent: Age, gender, and handgrip strength rhythm comparisons

Chronobiology International

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1087-1106

  Reinberg, Alain ^a   Bicakova Rocher, Alena ^a   Mechkouri, Mohamed ^a   Ashkenazi, Israel ^b  

^a Unite de Chronobiologie   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age; Circadian rhythms; Cortical hemisphere of brain; Gender; Handgrip strength; Reaction time; Task loading; Ultradian rhythms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; PERIODICITY; REACTION TIME; REM SLEEP; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036908788     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120015959     Document Type: Article

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