Side preferences in infant holding: A review;Biais de latéralité dans la façon de porter un très jeune enfant: Une revue de la question

Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 413-425

  Donnot, J ^a   Vauclair, J ^a  

^a University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

Emotion; Handedness; Hemispheric specialization; Infant holding; Laterality

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY POSITION; EMOTION; HEART BEAT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MONITORING; REVIEW; VISION;

EID: 29144488353     PISSN: 02229617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurenf.2005.09.019     Document Type: Article

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