Left hemispheric preference and alexithymia: A neuropsychological investigation

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-160

  Bermond, Bob ^a   Bleys, J W ^a   Stoffels, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBALIZATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 12544256540     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930441000193     Document Type: Article

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